They say, “A diamond is a girl’s best friend” but not in the movie “After the Sunset.” It is the man that wants the diamond to be his best friend.
“After the Sunset” was entertaining, funny, sexy and had an ending that you won’t see coming. I liked this movie because of that ending. It was not your typical diamond thief conclusion, and it surprised me.
Stealing is an art and can require some smarts, but even the great thieves can be outsmarted.
The movie is set in the beautiful islands of the Caribbean, and master diamond thief Max Burdett (Pierce Bronson) is at the top of his game looking to steal the biggest diamond, which is located on a cruise ship that has docked for a few days.
An FBI agent, Stan, played byWoody Harrelson, watches his every move, including following him to the islands. Also watching his moves is girlfriend Lola, played by Salma Hayek, who thought that she was there to “retire” and live happily ever after.
A game of cat and mouse is played but also a friendship forms between Stan and Max. They go fishing together, catch a little shark and joke about who is going to touch it to see if it is still alive.
Max eventually is forced to stay with Stan because Lola has kicked out Max for missing their sunset together. Stan finds a love interest with the local cop, and a diamond is stolen.
As I watch movies, I always try to look for a message that might be hidden for us to walk away with. “After the Sunset” did have a message. A message of, if we are not careful we could lose our biggest “jewels” in life.
Temptation is strong and giving into it may show a sign of weakness but to resist shows great strength. I walked away thinking what “jewels” are important to me and not to lose sight of that.