By Jacob Conde
AFTER THE SUNSET ? PG-13 (sexuality, violence and language)
Two master thieves (Brosnan and Hayek) are finally retiring after one last succesful mission. Residing in their own tropical paradise, their old nemesis, FBI Agent Stan P. Lloyd shows up to make sure they really are retired. Docked in the port is a ocean liner called the “Diamond Cruise” and Stan is convinced that they”re not really retired at all, and that this is the next set up. While Lola(Hayek) is busy settling into their new life and trying to find ways to keep busy, Max(Brosnan) is contemplating whether or not to steal the diamond. Now the question is, will he? Will Stan finally catch him after eight years of chasing him? Will Lola help Max steal it? And what of that shady character that has told Max he must steal the diamond for him? (summary courtesy of www.imdb.com)
Reviews
MovieWeb.com: If this is Brett Ratner?s idea of an island getaway, I?ll pass. (movieweb full review)
Orlando Weekly: This Caribbean crime caper is best appreciated as an extended travelogue of one of the movie industry”s most reliable locations: Salma Hayek”s abdomen (Orlando Weekly full review)
Arizona Daily Star: ?Sun? sets way too soon in this yawner (Daily Star full review)
FINDING NEVERLAND ? PG (thematic elements and brief language)
Summary: The movie details the experiences of ”Peter Pan” author J.M. Barrie, which lead him to write the children”s classic. He got to know four children who have no fathers. Drawing from his time with the kids, he writes a story about children who don”t want to grow up (preview courtesy imdb.com)
Reviews
Montreal Film Journal: “Finding Neverland” is like a cross between the fantasy of Big Fish and the childlike sense of wonder of In America (Montreal Film Journal full review)
Rolling Stone: Finding Neverland is glorious entertainment (Rolling Stone full review)
Entertainment Weekly: In Finding Neverland, Depp, as the Scottish-born turn-of-the-century playwright J.M. Barrie, portrays a fellow who is openly gentle to the core, and the actor just about wraps the movie around his lilting delivery and quiescent gaze (Entertainment Weekly full review)
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