After the Sunset (2004)
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18% of critics liked it
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In this caper movie from director Brett Ratner, two brilliant criminals are lured out of retirement...or are they? Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) is a master jewel thief who, with the help of his accomplice and lover Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek), has stolen two of the three Napoleon diamonds, among the… More In this caper movie from director Brett Ratner, two brilliant criminals are lured out of retirement...or are they? Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) is a master jewel thief who, with the help of his accomplice and lover Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek), has stolen two of the three Napoleon diamonds, among the most valuable gems on Earth. Stanley Lloyd (Woody Harrelson) is an FBI agent who has been on Burdett's trail for years and is especially eager to bring him to justice after a humiliating incident in which Max swiped one of the Napoleons out from under Stanley's nose. But word has it that Max and Lola have abandoned their lives of crime, and they've taken up residence on an idyllic island in the Bahamas, where they're living the good life on their ill-gotten fortune. Lloyd is not convinced they're out of the game for good, and when he learns that the third Napoleon diamond will be on display aboard a cruise ship headed in Max's direction, Lloyd joins forces with Sophie (Naomie Harris), a Paradise Island police detective, to catch Max and Lola red handed. Henry Moore (Don Cheadle), an expatriate American gangster who also lives on the island, doesn't believe Max has gone straight either and tries to rope him into stealing the jewel for him. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brett Ratner
- Written By
- Craig Rosenberg, Paul Zbyszewski
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 12, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
Critic Reviews
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Anil Sinanan, Time Out
Audiences seeking mild diversion might prefer approaching it as Lola does her new surroundings: 'The challenge is to find joy in simple things'.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
A deliberately mindless action comedy that invites us to lose ourselves, without any PC guilt, in its hedonistic enticements.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A movie utterly devoid of wit , excitement and any reason for being.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Shot in the Bahamas with lots of plugs for the Atlantis resort, After the Sunset looks great but is the cinematic equivalent of empty calories.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The film is thin, insipid and unconvincing except when it argues for Salma Hayek's beauty.
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Cast
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Pierce Brosnan
as Max Burdett
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Salma Hayek
as Lola Cirillo
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Woody Harrelson
as Stanley Lloyd
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Don Cheadle
as Henry Moore
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Naomie Harris
as Sophie
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Chris Penn
as Rowdy Fan
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Mykelti Williamson
as Agent Stafford
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Obba Babatundé
as Zacharias
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Russell Hornsby
as Jean-Paul
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Rex Linn
as Agent Kowalski
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Troy Garity
as Luc
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