After the Sunset
New Line Cinema | Release Date: November 12, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
15
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
An unalloyed delight, bright and breezy escapist fare that's pure entertainment, filled with romance, adventure, humor, action, suspense, beautiful scenery and beautiful people. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
After the Sunset is a mess, but it's a breezy, fun mess. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A fun-in-the-sun heist caper that director Brett Ratner stages as if he were the activities director of a cruise ship. Read full review
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
A marginally above average crime caper with one big plot twist that's pretty tough to believe but mildly interesting to consider. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
Harrelson certainly proves an entertaining foil to Brosnan's more refined thief. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Salma Hayek merrily struts off with most of Brett Ratner's wispy caper comedy. Read full review
60
EmpireWilliam Thomas
A lot of fun. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Sizzles for a half-hour, then fizzles. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The heist itself is almost dull, and the characters aren't half as colorful or interesting as they need to be. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
While After the Sunset is never exactly dull and is smartly cut to a brief running time, it never quickens the pulse. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
When it comes time for the actual robbery, so little has been explained that the plan seems ridiculously easy in some respects and totally improbable in others. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
This indirect rehash of "To Catch a Thief" trades Hitchcockian shrewdness for the slickest kinds of Hollywood glitz, gloss, and vulgarity. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
It's silly adolescent stuff, but director Brett Ratner and screenwriters Paul Zbyszewski and Craig Rosenberg serve it up gracefully. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
The movie grows progressively more routine in quarter-hour increments, eventually collapsing under the weight of its own insignificance. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Not unpleasant, but you've seen it all before. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Skillfully made, but it's not necessary...On the other hand, should you see it, the time will pass pleasantly. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Though there are a few annoying moments when the actors get in the way of the scenery, mostly it succeeds. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The movie is a misfire. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyDavid Chute
Instantly forgettable caper comedy. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
A jewel-heist frolic so stale it feels like a retread of a retread. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A caper comedy without chemistry is just a bunch of waiting around for something to get stolen. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
The kind of glossy, Hollywood-forged waste of time that would depress even the most happily lackadaisical retiree. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
For a movie that's sexist, racist, and possibly the most deeply closeted gay love story to be released this year, After the Sunset is reasonably entertaining. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
You'd have to go back to Blake Edwards' "10" and Bo Derek to find a mainstream movie that spends more time gawking at a star's body - or a more cooperative and alluring subject. Read full review
33
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Simultaneously boring and cringe-inducing; you can't decide whether to flee the theater or lightly nap. Read full review
30
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
The witless inanity of After the Sunset is so numbing that the sole reason for any living creature to sit through it--man, woman or household pet--is to marvel at the speed and variety of actress Salma Hayek's costume changes. Read full review
30
Washington PostJen Chaney
A purported heist flick that sucks all the style out of stealing. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
It's strung together, with cliches instead of puka shells. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter Travers
A movie utterly devoid of wit , excitement and any reason for being. Read full review
20
Village VoiceJorge Morales
Despite its misguided comic pretensions, this brazenly unimaginative caper movie is most effective as a feature-length infomercial for its location, which will here remain undisclosed. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The man behind the "Rush Hour" franchise proves that dropping sly nods in Alfred Hitchcock's direction does not necessarily a fine caper make. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The true crime is the eight bucks the filmmakers want to steal from you. Best advice: Don't let them get away with it. Read full review
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