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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAfter the Sunset is a mess, but it's a breezy, fun mess.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA fun-in-the-sun heist caper that director Brett Ratner stages as if he were the activities director of a cruise ship.
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanA marginally above average crime caper with one big plot twist that's pretty tough to believe but mildly interesting to consider.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe heist itself is almost dull, and the characters aren't half as colorful or interesting as they need to be.
- 50VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyWhile After the Sunset is never exactly dull and is smartly cut to a brief running time, it never quickens the pulse.
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasWhen 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.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThis indirect rehash of "To Catch a Thief" trades Hitchcockian shrewdness for the slickest kinds of Hollywood glitz, gloss, and vulgarity.
- 40L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteL.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteInstantly forgettable caper comedy.
- 30Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloThe 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.
- 20Village VoiceVillage VoiceDespite 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.