Review of The Sunset Limited (2011) by Michael G — 12 Apr 2011
The Sunset Limited is a film adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy play (screenplay also written by McCarthy) about a discussion between a religious man (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and the suicidal professor (Tommy Lee Jones, who also directed) whose life he just saved.
This movie blew me away. It absolutely blew me away. On one hand, The Sunset Limited is some incredibly heavy and well-written dialogue for a movie that's 90 minutes of two men talking in a run-down apartment with zero movement.
Both actors are phenomenal in their roles to the point where I have a completely new found appreciation for both of them and it feels like every moment I don't talk about this movie is killing me.
Jesus Christ, this was amazing! And the best part is that I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the fact that HBO's last few movies (sorry, this one isn't in theaters) have beat the living shit out of 90% of anything that's shown on a big screen in the last few years.
Hollywood should just eat a dick and wrap it up right now because here's 2011's movie of the year.
This review of The Sunset Limited (2011) was written by Michael G on 12 Apr 2011.
The Sunset Limited has generally received very positive reviews.
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