After the Sunset (Movie Review)

Stars: Salma Hayek
Director: guy who tells Salma Hayek what to do
Plot: Salma Hayek does stuff
Musical Score: soundtrack for Salma Hayek to move around to

Okay, there are a few other aspects to “After the Sunset” other than Salma Hayek. The movie also stars Pierce Brosnan (who unfortunately recently announced that he will no longer play James Bond), Woody Harrelson and the always entertaining Don Cheadle. Hayek and Brosnan portray jewel thieves that have supposedly retired and moved to the Bahamas. Harrelson is the F.B.I. agent that has been pursuing them for years, with no success.

A cruise ship carrying the last remaining “Napoleon” diamond (Hayek and Brosnan have already stolen the other two), is headed to the Bahamas. So, of course Harrelson suspects that the two have not really retired, but simply relocated to the Bahamas in order to swipe the remaining diamond. Now he trails them to the Caribbean in hopes of finally apprehending them and bringing them to justice. The majority of the film consists of the thieving duo and the F.B.I. agent trying to one-up each other…the bandits proving that they are untouchable, while the agent attempts to show that he is always watching. The scenes with Brosnan and Harrelson interacting are particularly funny. Hayek’s main responsibility is to wear as few clothes as possible, while trying to convince Brosnan to stay retired and not steal the diamond. There are quite a few scenes in which the camera stays focused on Salma’s butt for long periods of time…and I appreciate it. In fact, I believe that “After the Sunset” should be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

“After the Sunset” is not the best movie ever made and the plot is occasionally unbelievable. But, it is a very fun and entertaining “heist” film. Although, there was a very disturbing five minute period in which Pierce Brosnan appeared to be taken over by the spirit of Hugh Grant (the reigning King of the chick-flicks). However, Bond…I mean Brosnan quickly returned, and all was right with the world again. “After the Sunset” is one of those movies that takes you away for a couple of hours and helps you escape from your everyday life. I highly recommend you check it out.