Stars:
**
Rating: PG-13 for
sexuality, violence and language
Run
Time: 1
hour, 33 minutes
Pierce
Brosnan should bite the bullet and stick to what he knows: the suave stylings
of 007. Sunset is a throwaway not worthy of his ample charms.
Nice job if
you can get it. Max Burdett (Brosnan)
and gal pal Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek) are high-end jewel thieves who pull off
their final heist by snatching a huge diamond en-route to a high security vault
accompanied by FBI Agent Stanley Lloyd (Woody Harrelson).
After a job
well done it’s a pat on the back a la sun and fun on the spectacular
Lloyd has
different plans for the lazy lovebirds. Shunned by the FBI and with bruised ego
intact, Lloyd follows the lawless pair to their exotic hideaway, positive that
Max won’t be able to resist one last heist. One of Napoleon’s infamous dazzling
diamonds is making the rounds of the Caribbean on a luxury cruise ship that
just happens to be making port at
A series of
silly snafus and peripheral characters turn this potential smart-sell into a
banal trifle. The local detective (the
gorgeous Naomie Harris) falls for Lloyd and agrees to partner with him (both in
and out of the sack) to nab the bad guys.
Don Cheadle plays it straight (but shouldn’t) as island kingpin Henri
Moore, who wants a piece of the priceless gemstone in order to fund the vital
growth of his island infrastructure.
The look is
hypnotically lush but swaying palms and crystal waters aren’t enough to get the
job done. Brosnan and Hayek generate a
touch of easy chemistry as do Brosnan and Harrelson, who pick off most of the
laughs from a dumbed-down script. Hayek’s voluptuous bod is a key player, the
camera caressing her curvy backside and ample cleavage every chance it gets. Homophobic
humor is meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator.