| Sunshine State Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: B-) |
| "Nature is overrated."
Sunshine State is the kind of movie that would have provoked in me an
immediate and intense feeling of dislike had it been made by a filmmaker
less talented than John Sayles. It's rather turgid and pedantic, really, so
obviously...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C) |
| As Plantation Island's Chamber of Commerce rep Francine Pinckney (Mary
Steenburgen, "Life as a House") tries to create a tourist-drawing tradition
with "Buccaneer Days" week, resort developers have formed a pincer attack
on the two sides of the...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Norm Schrager (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| One prominent theme has run through the recent work of maverick filmmaker John
Sayles: the search for identity. A need to belong. A desire to know one's
place in the world. Within Sayles's trademark ensemble pieces, characters try
to define...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 4/10) |
| There isn't a bigger John Sayles fan than this guy right here. I love the
diversity of subjects reflected in his resume almost as much as I love the
individual films themselves. Sure, I scratched my head over the
disappointing and disjointed Limbo,...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Sunshine State" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Like novelist James Michener, writer/director John Sayles is a superb
storyteller, cleverly interweaving characters and environments to form a
socioeconomic kaleidoscope of time...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| For SUNSHINE STATE, writer/director John Sayles (LONE STAR) has assembled a
large and talented cast, but, although the acting is good and the filming is
nice, the movie offers little that is memorable or compelling. Watching it is
rather like an...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: A+) |
| SUNSHINE STATE (director/writer/editor: John Sayles; cinematographer: Patrick
Cady; music: Mason Daring; cast: Edie Falco (Marly Temple), Angela Bassett
(Desiree Perry), Jane Alexander (Delia Temple), Ralph Waite (Furman Temple),
Mary Steenburgen...more |
| Sunshine State Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Sony Pictures Classics
Director: John Sayles
Writer: John Sayles
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Mary Alice,
Jane Alexander, James McDaniel, Ralph Waite, Mary Steenburgen, Bill...more |
