Critic Reviews
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Sunshine State resembles Sayles' sketchbook more than his finished work, and we might hope that something more polished might spring from it.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Sunshine State has the structure, the theme, the style and, at 141 minutes, the length of a great John Sayles film. What it doesn't have, alas, is the merit.
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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Sunshine State is an efficient helping of Sayles, insightful even when it's not richly entertaining or imbued with apparent passion.
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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
This is geographic history as personal history, a look at a vanishing world before the tide of progress immerses it. It's also superb independent filmmaking.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Sunshine State lacks the brilliance of Sayles' most dynamic offerings, but, for those who don't mind an unhurried, deliberate narrative pace, this is a worthwhile offering.
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Edie Falcoas Marly Temple -
Angela Bassettas Desiree Perry -
Jane Alexanderas Delia Temple
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Ralph Waiteas Furman Temple -
James McDanielas Reggie -
Timothy Huttonas Jack Meadows
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