After the Sunset - Just pure entertainment

I've watched 'After the Sunset' about four times now, so I think it's fair to say that I enjoy it.  Does that make it the 'greatest film ever?' Certainly not.  I'm sure you can pick it apart and find a million flaws if you're really in the mood.  However, if you're just looking for something fun and that you just want to watch and enjoy then you really can't go wrong with this one.

A pair of 'criminals in love,' i.e. Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, make their living stealing precious jewels, until they finally decide to retire after carrying out their 'final score.' However, despite getting away with the goods, their operation involves completely blindsiding (and therefore humiliating) FBI agent, Woody Harrelson.  Therefore, when our 'Bonnie and Clyde' of the 2000s think they've got away scot free to tropical pastures, they don't bank on their former FBI victim locating them and bearing one major grudge about proving their guilt. 

Some films bounce around from genre to genre and can often feel a bit messy, like it never really knows what it's trying to be.  You could probably accuse 'After the Sunset' of this, as it happily flips from being a light-hearted comedy, to a heist movie, some action, thrills and even some romance thrown in there for good measure.  But, for some reason, no sub-genre ever really feels out of place and it all works under the banner I keep using of 'entertainment.'

As I said, you could probably pick apart a lot of the movie's plot, or - like me - you could just sit back and enjoy the performances.  Whether you're here to see the romantic/s3xual chemistry between Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek, or the more comedic banter between Brosnan and Woody Harrelson, it all works and makes for a really fun time.  I feel it's also worth mentioning the two members of the cast who could be described as 'supporting,' namely Don Cheadle Naomie Harris - both of whom are great actors in their own right and you could say that they were underused and their characters don't get as much 'development' as they probably deserve, but they play their parts well with what they've been given.

I mentioned some of the various genres that 'After the Sunset' fits into (from time to time) and if you're a fan of any of them and are generally looking for a simple and fun movie to relax to after work then you can't go far wrong with this one.

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one