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[homerjbond]

I guess it depends on whether or not you're a Brosnan fan, but trs has a good point: it's worth the matinee price to see it - otherwise, wait for the DVD.

[Harmsway]

I saw it last night, and I'm gonna give a full review later, but I'll put down my basic impressions here. It's no great movie, and there have been much better heist flicks out there (The Thomas Crown Affair is incredibly better than After the Sunset). It is, as it has been said, a matinee flick.

The biggest flaw for me was Brosnan, who looked like he was sleepwalking the entire film. I had high hopes, but he didn't deliver a performance that a) made his relationship with Salma Hayek's character believable or b) was distinguished from anything else he's done.

[Harmsway]

Okay, here's the full review:

After the Sunset has all the makings of a cool heist flick. It has a fine story, a capable cast, and some beautiful locations. In the hands of a capable director, it could've been a lot better than it was.

Playing retired thief Max Burdett, Brosnan should fit right in. The role requires the cool, suaveness that Brosnan normally carries with him. But something's just not all there for Brosnan this time. The role actually calls for a nice blend of romantic comedy and cool machismo, but he doesn't manage to do either satisfactorally. His romantic relationship with Lola (Salma Hayek) never really seems to be true love, like the script calls it to be.

Hayek is just as bland. Her character is all of the sex, none of the substance that makes us care. As a result, there's no sparks between her and Brosnan, leaving the pivotal relationship in the film to fall flat. Harrelson and the rest of the cast are tolerable, if not outstanding.

The locations themselves are slightly tacky. Using a normal, tacky cruise and the Atlantis resort as backdrops just lack a level of class (BTW Bond fans, be on the lookout for the return of the Junkanoo in another foot pursuit). Perhaps if everything had been given a very exotic, rich flair, the film would've been a little more exciting.

The film is centered around relationships, and it's unfortunate that they don't really meld together too well. The film never gives a firm foundation for Max and Lola's love affair, and then the other relationships in the script seem a little stilted.

Perhaps if the film had been structured around Russo and Brosnan and had just been rewritten as "The Thomas Crown Affair II" it would've worked. You already have the romantic relationship set up, and could have a lot of fun with the banter between Russo and Brosnan (Russo is most certainly the better actress when lined up with Hayek's rather flat performance).

Not to say the movie is terrible, it's just not very believable, exciting, or taut. If you're a Brosnan fan, check it out. Otherwise, wait for the rental.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

The latest poster for ATS:

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[Qwerty]

I quite like it.

[Janus Assassin]

I'll see it.... IF my movie theater ever opens back up.

[Qwerty]

I'm going to see this hopefully very soon! Looks too good to miss.

[Xenobia]

Guess who's back gang....ME!

And you know there is only one man that can bring me back....and his name is Brosnan. Pierce Brosnan.

I saw ATS at a preview on Saturday night, and I gotta say, I loved the flick. I don't think anyone slept through this film, as a matter of fact I think the film is alive with the pleasure everyone had with making this film.

I did a review of the film for Amazon.com in their viewer feedback section and here it is (with a few more lines about Brosnan's performance:

[quote]I must confess to not being a fan of Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle or Salma Hayek, so you know off the bat who I went to see in this film -- Pierce Brosnan.

However, by the time After the Sunset was halfway through, I became a BIG fan of those three actors. Very rarely do you get the sense that the actors had fun making a film, but the chemistry and joy that comes off the screen makes it very hard to miss. This is a great popcorn flick, and clearly the actors had a great time making it. How could they not -- they were in paradise.

Speaking of, the cinematography in this film is costly. Costly because after seeing ATS you will want to stay at the Atlantis resort, and I am guessing it is costly.

Costly too is Max Burdett's (Brosnan) tastes but he can afford it with his skill in thievery. Equally skilled in law enforcement is Stan Lloyd (Harrelson), who is banking his career on finding Burdett as he tries to steal the third Napolean diamond. Who ultimately succeeds in this film is something you have to pay to find out, but trust me, like Catch a Thief, there is a twist at the end.

Selma Hayek is GORGEOUS in this film and equally believable as a thief and as a lover. Don Cheadle's role is only a touch longer than a cameo, but when he makes his appearances, he can not be missed.

One of the big surprise highlights of this film is the chemistry between Naomie Harris and Obba Babatund

Edited by Xenobia, 08 November 2004 - 04:11 AM.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Glad to hear you again, Barbara.

[zencat]

A second After the Sunset poster has been released here.

[Athena007]

I prefer the first poster with the reflection of the sunset in Pierce's big glasses

[Double-Oh-Zero]

A second After the Sunset poster has been released here.

No kiddin'.

[Qwerty]

I prefer the first poster with the reflection of the sunset in Pierce's big glasses

I'm with ya, yet this one seems pretty cool too.

[Athena007]

I could have been down at the premier of

[mattbowyer]

Brosnan's new movie is getting a critical pounding :

http://www.rottentom...ter_the_sunset/

Must be that gay sex scene.

[Triton]

Too bad. I was hoping this would be a good film.

[Tarl_Cabot]

LOL

Brosnan sure looks more at home in bed in that shot than he does in the Bond films...











Ok, I'm kidding.

[Athena007]

I've been hearing mixed reviews... which means... I'm going to judge for myself

[Bondian]

I'll wait until it's released on DVD!.

Will the follow-up be called "before the sunrise"?.

[Loomis]

Thank goodness Brett Ratner didn't get to direct DIE ANOTHER DAY.

Seems his films always have plenty of interesting elements but never end up being 100% satisfying, or even 70% satisfying. They're never abysmal, but never more than so-so. Worth seeing, but never worth going to see. He's the ultimate director of passable-timekillers-to-veg-out-in-front-of-on-rainy-Sunday-afternoons.

(I know that many would say that the Bonds are nothing more than passable-timekillers-to-veg-out-in-front-of-on-rainy-Sunday-afternoons, but I believe/labour under the delusion that most of them are a cut above yer average Hollywood actioner.)

[Jim]

Will the follow-up be called "before the sunrise"?. 

Yes, that's hilarious isn't it?

[Harmsway]

Thank goodness Brett Ratner didn't get to direct DIE ANOTHER DAY.

Seems his films always have plenty of interesting elements but never end up being 100% satisfying, or even 70% satisfying. They're never abysmal, but never more than so-so. Worth seeing, but never worth going to see. He's the ultimate director of passable-timekillers-to-veg-out-in-front-of-on-rainy-Sunday-afternoons.

(I know that many would say that the Bonds are nothing more than passable-timekillers-to-veg-out-in-front-of-on-rainy-Sunday-afternoons, but I believe/labour under the delusion that most of them are a cut above yer average Hollywood actioner.)

Believe me, Die Another Day is much better than the lackluster After the Sunset...

[Qwerty]

I've been hearing mixed reviews... which means... I'm going to judge for myself

I'm with you. I must say though, it looks pretty good to me.

[Bondian]

[quote name='Jim' date='9 November 2004 - 20:28'][quote name='Bondian' date='9 November 2004 - 06:45']Will the follow-up be called "before the sunrise"?.

[freemo]

Surely "After After The Sunset" would make more sense.

[Bondian]

Surely "After After The Sunset" would make more sense.

No, and it would be a bad title!.

Is humour permitted in this forum at all?.

[Bon-san]

Is humour permitted in this forum at all?. 

Yes. If you see any, let me know. [cue rim shot]

[Bondian]

Yes. If you see any, let me know. [cue rim shot] 

Just seems to me that if you're slightly humorous here, mod's like 'Jim' and 'Freemo' take it that you're a jerk.

Maybe I should be more serious here and less friendly.

[Bon-san]

[quote name='Bondian' date='9 November 2004 - 23:04'][quote]Yes. If you see any, let me know. [cue rim shot]

[RevolveR]

I'm with Bondian. If I see this movie it will be on DVD. Still, my best advice to anyone is see the movie for yourself, I never trust a critic. But I need not tell any of you that.