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November 17, 2004
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Brosnan and Salma
izle as two untraceable
I love who retire at the
ieir success in “After the
'etire to an island in the
to enjoy the simple
ife.
But they are
by FBI Agent Stan
/oody Harrelson), who
to check if they have
ired. As far as heist
>, this isn’t up there with
Eleven.”! But, for what
jesn’t need to be. The
tself was entertaining
It had I the audience
hroughout.
n and Hayek had a sexy
that both men and
n enjoy. ¡During most of
j Brosnan was shirtless
1 Hayek who was most-
red in a bikini. The char-
mid have been more
developed. It seems that Hayek
was cast mostly for eye candy
than a significant role as her
lover’s partner.
The two partners in crime start
a life in Paradise on an island in
the Bahamas.
While Lola
(Hayek) has many hobbies, Max
(Brosnan) is bored to death wait
ing to plan for his next heist.
He gets introduced to his next
heist by Agent Lloyd, who is con
vinced that the reason the two ex
thieves have chosen that particular
island is because of a cruise ship
that will stop there for a week with
a precious diamond on board.
Stan eggs Max on, saying that it’s
impossible to steal that diamond
and that he couldn’t do it anyway.
Max sees a challenge, but
through the movie you never
know who is attempting to steal
it. Gangster Henry Moore (Don
Cheadle) offers Max a proposition
to steal tiie diamond for him. You
see Max plotting but you don’t
know who he’s plotting for. The
twists are suspenseful and you’re
always guessing and adding to the
twists yourself.
Meanwhile, Lola is building a
deck and scuba diving in Paradise.
She has a hunch that Max is trying
to steal the diamond, but she does
n’t approve. She is ready to settle
down and retire for good. Their
relationship falls in trouble and
Max and Stan end up in the same
bed together.
“After the Sunset” has everything
entertaining for both men and
women. It has men, women, par
adise attractions, lots of humor, a
modest heist, a little action and
romance. You won’t see it win an
Oscar, but it will win a lot of
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i the wittiest movies I
seen, “S|deways” is an
nge, often hilarious tale
en trying to find some
Sassion in their lives.
bain character, Miles
natti), is a divorced and
ling writer who teaches
de English. He decides
■e his -best friend Jack
Haden Church) gets
e’s going to take him on
the wine country of
. Miles happens to be a
Ur of wine to an abnor-
t, and tries to show Jack
” of windfesting.
owever, has his mind set
laid before he gets mar-
lurday. As can be imag-
lext week ensues with as
x and philosophical
i wine as a movie like
this can bear to hold. There’s even
a naked man!
The performance set forth by
Paul Giamatti as Miles was
incredible. I felt every bit of regret
and anguish over his failed mar
riage. I felt his love of wine as his
only recognizable passion to the
fullest extent. I felt every conflict
ing emotion like it was me stand
ing there, being Miles Raymond.
The parallels that were drawn
between the movie itself and
Miles’ own novel were subtle and
wonderfully loud at the same
time.
When asked what his book is
about, he gets an uncertain look
on his face, and rambles on for a
minute or two about how this
kinda happens, how that kinda
happens, then finishes with how
the story never really resolves
itself in an ambiguous ending. It
reminds you again that Miles’
writing often comes from life
experiences, so therefore it fol
lows that the opposite is true. This
shows in the ending and all
throughout the movie. There are
scenes that do nothing for the plot
except to show how rotten mid
dle-aged “men” (I would prefer to
call them boys half the time) can
be, and there are scenes that you
think are going to be the cause of
an incredible climax or conflict,
but quickly disappear and are
never referenced again.
Despite the oddities in this
movie, I found that the phrase
“definite must-see” did in fact
apply to it, even if you don’t like
naked, angry men running down
the street.
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fourth
annual
vn in the West,” a car
th over $20 million
custom cars and bikes,
to the Portland Expo
Nov. 20felov. 21.
ire going to be dozens
ng class. However
is going for one reason
eason only. To be best
walking away with the
grandWprize and
high bragging rights,
imports -and muscle
tarting to pop up more
, I’m not’talking about
/day Camry or Accord.
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I’m talking about the street
machines, the cars that give you
a little quiver or bring a smile to
your face as you see them fly by.
Thanks to those who love to
build cars to the extreme, we are
able to see high-end cars (any
where from 150 HP to 1000+
HP!) with custom body kits,
engine
upgrades,
exhaust
upgrades, rims, brakes, paint,
interior, stereo and the list just
goes on.
Every once in a while a car
show is put on where literally
hundreds of cars come together
to show off, win prizes and tro
phies, and generally get brag
ging rights. That’s not the only
reason a person enters their car
into a show, however. A lot of
builders just like to sit back and
see people’s reactions to all the
hard work they have put into
their “rides.”
, Dave
Mack
and
Jay
Gathercoal
originated
“Showdown in the West” back in
1999. It is now one of the top
three indoor car shows in
Portland, allowing everything
from hot rods, customs, classics,
mini-trucks, low-riders and
imports to go head-to-head in
one show, competing for the
same prize.
Join thousands of others in
viewing some of the nicest cars
around at the Portland Expo
Center this Saturday, from 10
a.m. - 10 p.m., or Sunday, from
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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