Sunshine State lacks the kind of dynamic that Limbo offers, and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece.
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10/05/02
Sunshine State (2002)
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Reviews Counted:106
Fresh:85
Rotten:21
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Wonderfully acted, but the story and pacing can use a little work.
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins
Genre: Dramas
US Box Office: $2,836,157
Synopsis: Welcome to Delorna Beach and the 2nd Annual Buccaneer Days! Take a trip! Take a drive! See Florida Today! Oceanfront motels. T-shirt shops. Golf courses. Palm trees. Sandy beaches. Condominiums.... [More]
Starring: Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Ralph Waite
Director: John Sayles
Reviews for Sunshine State
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04/29/09
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02/09/06
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12/06/05
Top CriticSayles' writing is so good, and so convincing, he makes the experience more like reading a complex and well-researched novel than watching a movie.
12/06/04
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01/12/04
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12/15/03
Sunshine State certainly ranks as one of the director's richest, most satisfying films.
05/28/03
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05/13/03
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02/02/03
Top CriticCould have been much more than good, if only it didn’t seem so unfocused, and so many characters didn’t seem insufficiently explored.
01/30/03
Not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered, but the film works well enough to make it worth watching.
01/09/03
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12/31/02
Top CriticJohn Sayles has crafted a bleak, not-so-happy view of what many parts of the sunshine state are really like as developers snap up and exploit what hasn't already been turned into a theme park, resort, or retirement community.
12/13/02
The shrillness of [Sayles's] more political films is gone, leaving a clear set of opinions but a more even-handed feel.
12/01/02
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11/06/02
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10/21/02
...as good as all the performances are, they just can't make up for the fact that it's just too darn long.
10/20/02
The dialogue is sharp and insightful, the cast is superb, the performances are rock-solid, the story is provocative and multilayered.
10/15/02
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09/18/02
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