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  After Dark, My Sweet Review -- Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival
After Fay (Ward) picks up Collie (Patric), she offers him the use of a house trailer at the far end of her dying palm plantation, a kiss on the doorstep, and a lot of drinking companionship.
It may seem I've revealed too much of the plot, but "After Dark, My Sweet" is not about the plot but about the personal and moral decisions that Collie and Fay make in light of how the plot unfolds.
“After Dark, My Sweet” is the movie that eluded audiences; it grossed less than $3 million, has been almost forgotten, and remains one of the purest and most uncompromising of modern films noir.
www.ebertfest.com /seven/after_dark_my_sweet.htm   (1276 words)

  
 Bruce Dern: After Dark, My Sweet - Movie
After Dark, My Sweet is great on all counts.
He takes 'After Dark, my Sweet' from just another movie about down and dirty people doing down and dirty things to something more meaningful and artistically satisfying.
This is a dark, dark tale about a once promising boxer [Patric] who has become an aimless drifter.
www.superiorpics.com /bruce_dern/movie/1990_after_dark__my_sweet.html   (1366 words)

  
 'After Dark My Sweet'
After a dustup in a bar, Collie's picked up by Fay, an attractive alcoholic widow, who hires the punch-drunk hunk as her handyman.
Thompson's specialty is moral uncertainty, and director and co-screenwriter James Foley slowly tautens the tension and turns up the erotic heat, shading this lowlife love-crime story in vaguely depressed shades of gray and burnt-out brown.
Jason Patric, last seen as a pretty-boy vampire in "The Lost Boys," is somewhat of a revelation here as Collie, whose violent rage lurks not too far from his ostensibly gentle surface.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/afterdarkmysweetrbrown_a0adbe.htm   (419 words)

  
 Qwipster's Movie Reviews - Review: After Dark My Sweet
AFTER DARK MY SWEET is a hidden gem of a film that most people probably overlooked 1000 times in the video store.
The two begin a torrid affair, and tension begins to grow when her uncle concocts a scheme to kidnap the young son of a wealthy family for ransom, causing an atmosphere of mistrust among all parties involved.
Just a caveat for those seeking titillation: AFTER DARK MY SWEET is not an edge-of your-seat thriller, nor is it a soft-core sex thriller, so those going into it thinking it will be may be disappointed at the subtle pace and casual character development.
www.qwipster.net /afterdark.htm   (287 words)

  
 'After Dark My Sweet'
His characters take their liquor neat, sometimes straight out of the bottle, and they're not too particular about the brand or the time of day.
Because of this the atmosphere of Foley's "After Dark, My Sweet" is a little off, a little too fancy-pants to capture the hard-core Thompson spirit.
Dern's dirtball performance gives "After Dark, My Sweet" a desperately needed quality of slugged-out authenticity -- he gives the movie its edge.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/afterdarkmysweetrhinson_a0a997.htm   (674 words)

  
 deseretnews.com - Movie review: After Dark, My Sweet | Deseret Morning News Web edition
"After Dark, My Sweet" is as pure an example of film noir as we've had in quite some time.
The phrase "film noir" is French, meaning "dark film," a term adopted for movies in the '40s to exemplify the kind of downbeat mysteries that Hollywood began turning out at a feverish rate.
"After Dark, My Sweet" is rated R for violence and profanity and a sequence that includes graphic sex and nudity.
deseretnews.com /movies/view/1,1257,39,00.html   (503 words)

  
 Tangled Web UK Review - After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson June 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of a series of crime masterworks, past classics that have clearly stood the test of time and are being re-issued.
Thompson's work is often categorised as hard- boiled and violent but there's a depth to it that takes it beyond pulp fiction.
After Dark, My Sweet is well worth seeking out.
www.twbooks.co.uk /reviews/cstaincliffe/csafterdapbk04.html   (251 words)

  
 Amazon.com: After Dark, My Sweet: Books: Jim Thompson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After Dark, My Sweet is one of the most coherent Thompson novels I've read.
But because he is attracted to Fay and because he has no place else to go, he changes his mind and, against his better judgement, agrees to become part of their hopelessly doomed scheme.
'After Dark, My Sweet' is not a classic, and I have no idea what the title means (..it has nothing to do with the story).
www.amazon.com /After-Dark-Sweet-Jim-Thompson/dp/0679732470   (1642 words)

  
 eBay - after dark my ..., Fiction Books, VHS items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
AFTER DARK, MY SWEET Jim Thompson 1955 1st pb #716
AFTER DARK MY SWEET * Jason Patric * Rachel Ward
After Dark My Sweet MP B Poster Jason Patric Bruce Dern
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 After Dark, My Sweet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jason Patric, Bruce Dern and Rachel Ward in After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
After Dark, My Sweet (1990) is a neo-noir film directed by James Foley starring Jason Patric, Bruce Dern, and Rachel Ward.
Roger Ebert in his Great films review of the movie wrote "After Dark, My Sweet is the movie that eluded audiences; it grossed less than $3 mllion, has been almost forgotten, and remains one of the purest and most uncompromising of modern film noirs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/After_Dark,_My_Sweet   (272 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : After Dark, My Sweet : Main
Adapted from a novel by pulp writer Jim Thompson, After Dark, My Sweet evokes memories of...
After Dark, My Sweet, adapted from cult-favorite crime novelist Jim Thompson's 1955 novel, is a dark and involving yet flawed modern-day film noir.
Adapted from a novel by pulp writer Jim Thompson, After Dark, My Sweet evokes memories of the film noirs of yore.
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 After Dark My Sweet Movie Review - After Dark My Sweet Movie Trailer - The Boston Globe
James Foley's "After Dark, My Sweet" is a nice, tight, little neo-noir, first of a new wave of films based on the bleak, pungent novels of Jim Thompson.
But his expressions and body language, especially his wary shuffle down a dusty road, lugging all his possessions in a paper bag, bespeak a lifetime of surviving instance after instance of ground shifting suddenly beneath him.
But the strength of Foley's "After Dark, My Sweet" is more metaphysical than political -- as it should be.
www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=281   (724 words)

  
 Amazon.com: After Dark, My Sweet: DVD: Jason Patric,Rocky Giordani,Rachel Ward,Bruce Dern,Tom Wagner,Michael G. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Enter widow Fay Anderson (Rachel Ward), with legs that could stop a truck and a half-baked scheme to kidnap the scion of a rich family, which she's dreamed up with her unctuous and untrustworthy Uncle Bud (Bruce Dern), and it's the beginning of the end for the likable Kid.
After Dark, My Sweet is a film about judging people.
A dark, twisted thriller about an ex-prizefighter, lately escaped from a mental hospital, who gets mixed up in a kidnapping scheme that goes awry.
www.amazon.com /After-Dark-Sweet-Jason-Patric/dp/B00005Y6XA   (2113 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Review-a-Day - After Dark, My Sweet (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by Jim Thompson, reviewed by ...
But among Thompson's greatest novels, only in After Dark, My Sweet does he add to this pessimistic view acknowledgment of the human potential for goodness.
It is, therefore, all the more heartbreaking when the situation, as expected, spirals out of control – and all the more thrilling when Collie ultimately discovers the courage to trade in the wreckage of his life for a greater good.
It is this small measure of redemption that, for this reader, makes After Dark, My Sweet this American master's greatest achievement.
www.powells.com /review/2001_07_09   (427 words)

  
 LOWLIFES: AFTER DARK, MY SWEET, MIAMI BLUES
The easy answer to that is bad characters are easier to play than good characters, but that's as facile as the moral watchdog's position.
Whatever the reasons, movies about lowlifes aren't going away anytime soon, and two good examples of them in 1990 were James Foley's AFTER DARK, MY SWEET and George Armitage's MIAMI BLUES.
AFTER DARK, MY SWEET was one of three films based on novels by celebrated pulp novelist Jim Thompson to be released in 1990 (the others were THE GRIFTERS and KILL-OFF).
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/movies_90s/89494   (426 words)

  
 Tangled Web UK Review - After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson May 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In After Dark, My Sweet, we inhabit the damaged and uncertain world of William "Kid" Collins.
He has lived largely in mental institutions after nearly killing someone in the boxing ring.
On the run from the latest asylum, he drifts into a bar and encounters the hard-drinking Fay Anderson.
www.twbooks.co.uk /reviews/reviews04/imafterdapbk04.html   (433 words)

  
 After Dark, My Sweet Summary / Study Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Like many of Thompson's novels, After Dark, My Sweet is in the form of a first-person narrative.
Like a few of his other novels, the narrator is telling the story after he has already died, a peculiar and surrealistic approach to narrative.
Tell a friend about After Dark, My Sweet at eNotes.
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 :: rogerebert.com :: Great Movies :: After Dark, My Sweet (xhtml)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The 1990 film noir "After Dark, My Sweet" is such an intimate story that everything depends on the performances, including Jason Patric (left) as Collie, a hopeless loner who hooks up with Fay (Rachel Ward), and feels the need to protect her.
“After Dark, My Sweet” is the movie that eluded audiences; it grossed
True, he was also in “Speed 2” (1997), but as the only critic who liked that movie, I cannot complain.
rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050313/REVIEWS08/503130301   (1315 words)

  
 KQED Arts Blog: Q-500 Experiment: 1-After Dark, My Sweet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
KQED Arts Blog: Q-500 Experiment: 1-After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet is an adaptation of the Jim Thompson book of the same name.
The director, James Foley, was first known in pop culture for directing Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" video.
www.kqed.org /weblog/q500/2006/01/1-after-dark-my-sweet.html   (208 words)

  
 The Columnists.com has columns about entertainment, television, music, and screen classics
James Foley's 1990 film version of "After Dark, My Sweet," was not exactly a box office bonanza.
In "After Dark, My Sweet," the hero is ex-prizefighter William "Kid" Collins, who's haunted by his memories of beating a man to a pulp in the ring.
If the Collins character was just a bit more appealing--and Patric's rather goofy performance more interesting--"After Dark, My Sweet" might have been one of the most successful attempts at bringing Thompson's truly offbeat point of view to the movie screen.
www.thecolumnists.com /miller/miller389.html   (848 words)

  
 GreenCine | product main - After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
Unfortunately the movie, for all its fine acting, location shots, cool atmosphere, and interesting photography, suffers in my opinion from a rather flat plot which seems like it's going to take off but never does.
Everyone's giving their best but the story is not good enough to bring the movie together, which is too bad.
After Dark by johelinedvd February 26, 2002 - 2:08 PM PST
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 After Dark My Sweet - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Synopsis: Adapted from a novel by pulp writer Jim Thompson, After Dark, My Sweet evokes memories of the film noirs of yore.
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 After Dark, My Sweet Study Guide by Jim Thompson: Social Concerns
In After Dark, My Sweet, Thompson attempts to demonstrate that life-long futility need not completely defeat a man.
Each guide is written by a subject expert, professional educator, or scholar of the work.
After Dark, My Sweet from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults.
www.bookrags.com /shortguide-after-dark-my-sweet/socialconcerns.html   (178 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: After Dark, My Sweet (Crime Masterworks): Books: Jim Thompson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After Dark, My Sweet is Thompson's tightest and least dated work.
I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
www.amazon.co.uk /After-Dark-Sweet-Crime-Masterworks/dp/0752852086   (372 words)

  
 Julie's Haircut _ AFTER DARK, MY SWEET
Questa lunga premessa serve a raccontare la gestazione di “After dark, my sweet”, quarto disco dei Julie’s Haircut, una delle formazioni più apprezzate del panorama indie italiano.
A tre anni di distanza, ecco “After dark, my sweet”, l’album che non t’aspetti, l’album coraggioso, che fa le proprie scelte e se ne infischia del giudizio degli altri.
Insomma, un applauso ai Julies perché “After dark, my sweet” è un disco coraggioso, un disco che si differenzia dalle recenti produzioni del panorama indipendente, un disco ben suonato e coinvolgente.
www.rockol.it /recensione.php?idrecensione=3200   (410 words)

  
 After Dark, My Sweet
Johnny Depp's Keith Richards impression gets a second feature-length showcase in "Dead Man's Chest," now on DVD and also starring Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.
After the compromised result of the noirish At Close Range, Foley shows imporovement in giving Jim Thompson's 1955 tale the right tone and visuals, though he should have cast the femme fatale with a better actress than Rachel Ward.
Certain After Dark, My Sweet article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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 After Dark, My Sweet (1990)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Plot Summary: An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital.
It was easy not to notice this in theaters a decade ago, but time has been exceedingly kind to AFTER DARK and likely will continue to be.
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
www.imdb.com /title/tt0098994   (408 words)

  
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