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Summary This show is based off of the Cormac McCarthy play. Samuel L. Jackson plays a man who saves another man from killing himself by jumping in front of a train. The act causes them to have a unique connection as they discuss how much their lives are worth living.
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- HBO
- TV-MA
- HBO
The Sunset Limited
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 12, 2011
67
User Score
Generally Favorable
7.3
Summary This show is based off of the Cormac McCarthy play. Samuel L. Jackson plays a man who saves another man from killing himself by jumping in front of a train. The act causes them to have a unique connection as they discuss how much their lives are worth living.
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
67
60% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
40% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Well, subject matter doesn't get more profound than life and death, but, thanks to McCarthy's writing and the two veteran actors, we're completely drawn into the discussion, so much so that we're taken by surprise as McCarthy careful injects another possible interpretation of the play's set-up.
Tommy Lee Jones masterfully directs Cormac McCarthy's ferocious two-man play.
Sunset Limited requires considerable engagement, an assignment made easier by the superb performances of Jackson and Jones. Their verbal sparring may not be a reason to live, but it's sure a good reason to watch this production.
"Thought-provoking" is an overused term in criticism, and one that can camouflage many sins. But here, for better and worse, is the real deal.
Granted, the acting in this two-man play is brilliant, but the film itself is strictly for master thespians on the loose--and people who are desperate to get into restaurants that won't take their reservations.
You say potato, I say dramatic arsenic. This actors' exercise is what it's like finding yourself trapped in a pretentious, self-important off-Broadway "experience," wishing you'd chosen to go to a movie or stay home with TV instead.
All the early signs were right--this is an exercise in verbal gymnastics and no matter how famous the two leads are, it's difficult to embrace their characters, because they have that air of stagey self-importance, as if the goal was to be viewed from seats in the distance, not welcomed into your living room.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
7.3
75% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
7.3
75% Positive
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Production Company:
- HBO Films
- The Javelina Film Company
Initial Release Date: Feb 12, 2011
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 2 Nominations
Prism Awards
• 2 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Nominations
