Sun Don't Shine

2012

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1331 1.3K

mumblecore woman director

Plot summary

Crystal and her boyfriend Leo embark on a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.

Director

Amy Seimetz Photo
Amy Seimetz

Top cast

Kate Lyn Sheil Photo
Kate Lyn Sheil as Crystal
AJ Bowen Photo
AJ Bowen as Highway Angel
Kentucker Audley Photo
Kentucker Audley as Leo
Kit Gwin Photo
Kit Gwin as Terry
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700.02 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 16 min
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1.27 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
1 hr 16 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Red_Identity

Wow

I say Wow because this was a truly interesting, truly different type of debut. For anyone else, it would've been surprising, but because I've seen Amy Seimetz as an actress and the type of films she gravitates towards, I knew this wouldn't be your typical run of the mill debut indie flick. It really is psychologically complex, maybe a little too much seeing as how at times it did threaten to overwhelm. There aren't many "thrilling" things happening, but in terms of the emotion boiling to the surface, it's hard to look away from the two leads, especially the female. This is in many ways "Antichrist-lite" and for those who've seen Von Trier's film will know that means the actors need to go to some dark places. Truly really good debut from Seimetz
Reviewed by punishmentpark 6 / 10

A problem...

Unfortunately, without subtitles, I was at times a little lost and had to look up in a review who actually killed Greg (referred to as Dead Man here on IMDb)... Finding out (or not) doesn't change all too much for this film though, in which the sun, in spite of its title, hardly ever stops shining - still, darkness lurks...There are lots of beautifully shot scenes, although I did at times wish Seimetz had put in some static shots for balance. Soundtrack-wise, it is quite fascinating, too. The more dreamy parts make the reference to 'Badlands' (Malick) I read about elsewhere, spot on. But there are also much darker tones, that set in straight from the start and then recur regularly - as this is not just a deeply romantic story, but it is also very much touching on paranoia, sex and death. But a violent climax, which I expected for a while (ever since that bloody dream), did not arrive. In itself, not a problem.A problem I díd have with 'Sun...' is the writing. About some logics, for instance: why are they so actively paranoid about the police all the time if they are still in the process of covering up their crime? And then there are lots of interactions that didn't really win me over, a good example of which is the silly story of Crystal when they're in a bar. And I wouldn't blame it on the acting, mind you, which I enjoyed quite a bit - mostly by Lyn Sheil, whose looks reminded me again (after 'Silver Bullets') of a young Meryl Streep.(A big) 6 out of 10, which couldashoulda been a lot more. Still looking very much forward to more by Seimetz (and Lyn Sheil).
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