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SUNSHINE STATE

Director:

  John Sayles
  

Year Released:

  2002

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Angela Bassett
  Bill Cobbs
  Edie Falco
  Alan King
  Ralph Waite
Movie Haiku:First half is an uphill climb while Sayles positions his huge cast at all the critical nexuses in a land takeover deal of beachfront property north of Jacksonville, Florida. Then the various sets of puzzle pieces snap together in a bittersweet ending that depicts the birth of morally wakeful lives.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2002