After the Sunset | | Cast : | Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson | | Director : | Brett Ratner | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | November 12, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | July 26, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | After The Sunset Pretty As A Picture | Content
 | After The Sunset was the type of film that entertains and is easy on the eyes. Some of the scenes are simply beautiful and make you long to vacation in the Bahamas. If your looking for a film that gives you an all around entertaining experience, this film is for you. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 13, 2005 | | Summary | Not Without Flaws, But Still Entertaining And Funny | Content
| Okay, so After the Sunset certainly isn't a film that you'd be hearing about at the Oscars. It's not even a good caper movie, but it is funny. While the movie is surrounded around one great caper, the caper itself is nothing special, nothing we haven't seen before, and without any surprises. As a caper movie, it flops. As a comedy, it's, well, pretty good.
Brosnan and Hayek star as Max and Lola, two thieves ready to give up their caper lifestyle and retire to the Caribbean. Lola is excited about quitting-- she would rather spend her time scuba diving and watching sunsets with Max. Max, on the other hand, learns that a big fat diamond is on public display, coincidentally on the same island that he is now living on with Lola. He can't get the jewel out of his head. Then we have Stan (Harrelson). He's an FBI agent who teams up with a local cop named Sophie with the hopes of finally nabbing Max, whom he's been chasing for seven years. Toss in a gangster played by Don Cheadle, some funny one-liners, and lots of bronzed skin and you have yourself the perfect popcorn flick.
What's funny is that Brosnan and Harrelson have more chemistry than Brosnan and Hayek. I found myself wanting to skip the parts with Hayek just to get straight to Harrelson! These two are so funny together, especially in one noteworthy scene where they end up in bed together. Brosnan and Hayek make a beautiful couple no doubt, but their relationship seems forced and somewhat awkward. But at least they're nice to look at. All in all, this is just a funny and sometimes goofy movie. Not much in the caper arena, but funny nonetheless. Check it out sometime -- RECOMMENDED. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 26, 2005 | | Summary | Boring and predictable | Content
| If you enjoy a movie where you always know what's going to happen before it does, this one is for you. The screenplay is predicatable. Hayek is beautiful, but she plays a caracature. Brosnan tries to look sophisticated and sexy by never shaving, but he can't pull off the look. He just looks old and haggard, especially in contrast to Hayek's vigor. Woody Harrelson wastes our time. Don't watch it. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 22, 2005 | | Summary | OK Heist Movie | Content
| This is a good movie, because of the fact that you have a triangle of things going on. You have Brosnan and Hayek who are retired diamond theives in a land of paradise. Their fued starts when a cruise liner comes to port with a rare diamond which puts a wedge between Bronsan and Hayek. Then you add the FBI agent; Harrelson who doesn't like the either of them and has escaped his clutches for the last 7 years. Yet he admires Bronsan for he cleverness and just the way that he operates; add an attractive local Police Officer who gets mixed in with Harrelson and you have a comedy - drama to boot. This is a great movie for anyone who enjoys movies because it has everything to make a great movie. Not to say this was a great movie, because it wasn't, but it was funny, and easy to enjoy.
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| Rating | | | Date | June 09, 2005 | | Summary | No Thomas Crown | Content
| Max (Pierce Brosnan) has stolen the supposedly famous Napoleon diamond right from under FBI agent Stan's nose (Woody Harrelson). Now, he's retired to the Bahamas with his voluptuous accomplice/fiancée Lola (Salma Hayek). Stan trails them to the Bahamas, convinced Max is going to steal the third and last Napoleon diamond from a cruise ship which is passing through. Also hounding the "retired" Max is the local crime boss (Don Cheadle), who wants Max to steal the diamond for him.
Although entertaining, this film has none of the wit or ingenuity of The Thomas Crown Affair. What it does have is Salma Hayek's breasts, which are so prominently displayed they are practically another character. What really stretches credulity is the sudden fast friendship that develops between Brosnan and Harrelson's characters. How many FBI agents go fishing, rub suntan oil on, or sleep in the same bed with their prime suspect?
If you want to see Salma Hayek in an endless succession of skimpy ensembles, or Pierce Brosnan shirtless, this is the film for you.
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