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Title: Sunshine State (2002)
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Alex Lewis | ... | Terrell Wilkins |
| Alan King | ... | Murray Silver | |
| Cullen Douglas | ... | Jefferson Cash | |
| Clifton James | ... | Buster Bidwell | |
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Eliot Asinof | ... | Silent Sam |
| James McDaniel | ... | Reggie Perry | |
| Angela Bassett | ... | Desiree Perry | |
| Edie Falco | ... | Marly Temple | |
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Amanda Wing | ... | Krissy |
| Timothy Hutton | ... | Jack Meadows | |
| Perry Lang | ... | Greg | |
| Miguel Ferrer | ... | Lester | |
| Gordon Clapp | ... | Earl Pinkney | |
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Kyle Meenan | ... | Dick Yordan |
| Mary Steenburgen | ... | Francine Pinkney | |
Real estate developers descend upon a sleepy coastal Florida community with the promise of big money and bigger changes. Torn between honoring family obligations and the lure of quick cash, the locals greet the outsiders with a wildly mixed reception. Marly Temple is eager to give in and sell the family business to start over her life. As caretaker of her father's motel and cafe, she has grown resentful of missed opportunities. However, she finds a glimmer of hope in a tentative romance with a visiting landscape architect. Desiree Perry left town many years ago to escape a scandal and make a name for herself as an actress. Reluctantly returning home, she finds her strong willed mother unwilling to let go of the past. Written by Susan C. Mitchell <susanm@indirect.com>
Interesting, multi-faceted story of the lives of folks on Florida's Plantation Island. Many compelling characters populate this film: some sad, some funny, all very real. Great cast includes Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Angela Bassett, Timothy Hutton, James McDaniel, Alan King and Mary Steenburgen. Writer/director John Sayles seems (in my view) incapable of making a bad film. As with all filmmakers, some are better than others. This one falls somewhere in the middle. Sayles has made such excellent films in the past: Eight Men Out, Matewan, Lone Star, and Limbo (to name a few), that when he simply makes a good film it can somehow seem a bit disappointing. Certainly not for all tastes, Sunshine State impressed me, and I give it a 4 (out of 5).