Line #13 Film/AfterTheSunset


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3	You've seen it a million times ever since studios started showing TheBadGuyWins; the TropicalEpilogue of TheCaper. GentlemanThief Max Burdett (Creator/PierceBrosnan) and his ClassyCatBurglar paramour Lola Cirillo (Creator/SalmaHayek) retire to an island paradise after ''succeeding'' at their OneLastJob, and InspectorJavert Stanley P. Lloyd (Creator/WoodyHarrelson) is left fuming back on the mainland, rotting in [[VastBureaucracy paperwork hell]]. The camera pans out on them laying on folding chairs on a beach, sipping those [[UmbrellaDrink colorful nondescript alcoholic drinks with little umbrellas]] as the waves crash and the sun sets.
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5	[[WomenAreWiser Lola is more than ready to settle down]]. However, Max -- though never once faltering in his love for her -- finds himself in ThrillSeeker withdrawal... just as Stanley tracks them both down, knowing that it will take a ''bit'' more than the beaches, the money and the girl for Max to give up crime. He knows the pair made their fortune stealing two of the three world-famous Napoleon Diamonds, and whaddya know, the third is on tour on a luxury liner that will be docked nearby for the next few days. So begins a new game of cat-and-mouse. Directed by Creator/BrettRatner and shot on-location in UsefulNotes/TheBahamas, this is what happens... After The Sunset.
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8	!!This film contains examples of:
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10	* ActorAllusion: At the and of the movie, Max gets back at Stan by using a PDA to hijack and remote-control his limo -- much like he did in ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies''.
11	* ArtisticLicenseCars: In the opening, Max hijacks Agent Lloyd's FBI-issued truck and pilots it remotely, locking out all the controls. This is not physically possible as the controls are all mechanical, not electronic.[[note]]Specifically, a cable-driven throttle, a mechanical cable linkage between the transmission and gear selector, and the steering column.[[/note]]
12	* BaitAndSwitchGunshot: When Moret breaks into Max's house to get his revenge, there's a fierce struggle before he manages to hold Max at gunpoint. There's a shot, Max's body jerks. . .and it turns out the shot came from either Stan or Sophie and killed Moret.
13	* BetaCouple: Stan and Sophie.
14	* BreakInThreat[=/=]TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: Local gangster Moret comments on the view of the water from Max's house. When Max corrects him, saying you mean "the view of my house from the water", Moret assures him that the first statement was correct--reaffirming that he knows where Max lives and will presumably harm him and his fiancee should he tangle with him.
15	* CheckPlease: Has Pierce Brosnan's character saying "Check!" after he and his fiancé are having dinner with a couple who casually admit that they like to swap partners.
16	* DirtyCop: Implied with Sophie's ex-husband Zacharias. While it doesn't seem that he's on the take from Moret, he does seem willing to turn a blind eye to his misdeeds.
17	* FairCop: Sophie
18	* {{Fanservice}}: Salma Hayek and Naomie Harris
19	* FriendlyEnemy: Despite the obvious animosity, Stan and Max clearly have a grudging, genuine respect and admiration for each other, to the point where Stan saves Max's life when local gangster Moret comes after him.
20	* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Moret admits to Max that he's an American, but adopted a French pronunciation of his name, as well as an accent mark over the "e", to make himself seem more mysterious and dangerous.
21	* MayDecemberRomance: Was Sophie and Zacharias (she's 25 years his junior). A slighter version with Lola and Max, who is 14 years her senior.
22	* PlayingDrunk: Stan pretends to be drunk while lamenting to Max about his failed career and relationships so that Max will let his guard down and not realize that Stan is tailing him as he prepares for another heist.
23	* SceneryPorn: The Bahamas.
24	* SpeedSex: Stan and Sophie are getting it on when her beeper goes off. Stan begs her to stay, saying, "Just give me five minutes!" She tells him he should be embarrassed, but realizing that she's in a hurry, acquiesces.
25	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite hooking up with Stan and playing a decent supporting role in the film, Sophie completely disappears without any explanation after the shootout at Max's house.

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