After the Sunset (2004)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Paul Zbyszewski (story)
Paul Zbyszewski (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Who will walk away?

Plot:

The story of what happens after a master thief achieves his last big score, when the FBI agent who promised he'd capture him is about to do just that.

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | FBI | FBI Agent | Thief | Island

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Max Burdett
Salma Hayek	...	Lola Cirillo
Woody Harrelson	...	Stan Lloyd
Don Cheadle	...	Henri Mooré
Naomie Harris	...	Sophie
Chris Penn	...	Rowdy Fan
Troy Garity	...	Luc
Obba Babatundé	...	Zacharias (as Obba Babatunde)
Russell Hornsby	...	Jean-Paul
Mykelti Williamson	...	Agent Stafford
Rex Linn	...	Agent Kowalski
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Lakers FBI Agent
Mark Moses	...	Lakers FBI Agent
Michael Bowen	...	FBI Driver
Tony Ledard	...	Referee

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41151)

Filming Locations:

Atlantis Hotel and Resort, Nassau, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Although it doesn't seem to be such a visual effects-heavy movie, there were over 150 such shots.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stan tells Max he found the diamond, Max throws the straw out of his drink. In the next shot, it is there again.

Quotes:

Max Burdett: Give me a Jack on the rocks. It doesn't have a fancy name, but if it was good enough for Frank, it's good enough for me.
Luc: Frank? Who's Frank?
Max Burdett: Sinatra.
Luc: Did Frank take an umbrella?
Max Burdett: [laughing] Not even when it was raining.

Movie Connections:

References Duel (1971) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Boombastic (Sting/Shaggy Remix)

Well acted entertaining thriller without style

This is a somewhat entertaining cat and mouse thriller with Brosnan, Hayek and Harrelson at the top of their game. The film starts out promisingly enough with a diamond heist which is more slapstick than suspenseful.

After the heist Harrelson follows the pair to an island where he believes they plan another big job. As the two male characters get more closely acquainted throughout the film we start to wonder who's tricking who.

Brosnan displays rare emotion in this film. Harrelson escapes his Cheers role by excellently portraying the many sides of what would have been a simple character.Hayek doesn't miss a chance to show off her body, and Don Cheadle's villain was superb. The only problem with that character was that we didn't see enough of him.

The film has some nice scenery and entertaining scenes, particularly the shark capture.Rush hour director Ratner has made a great film, which only really lacks style and good pacing. this film would have been better handled in the reins of, say, Steven Soderbergh.

But nonetheless, a very funny enjoyable film which will please fans of the cast and crew, as well as the movie-going public. It's not up to the standard of Oceans's eleven yet it beats the likes of Ocean's 12. Any fan of the comedy/thriller genre should go see this film, but I will be looking more forward to Rush Hour 3.