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Issue Date: April 3, 2005
DVD Insider
Ice, ice, baby
A retired cat burglar cases the heist comedy "After the Sunset."
Our insider says this new release is thrilling -- but a real life of crime gets tedious.
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The plot: Master jewel thieves Max (Pierce Brosnan) and Lola (Salma Hayek) retire to the Caribbean, only to find that they're sharing a tropical paradise with their former nemesis from the FBI (Woody Harrelson) and that Max isn't quite ready for retirement.
Insider's credentials: Walter T. Shaw, 57, was a member of the "Dinner Set Gang," a crew responsible for lifting more than $70 million worth of jewelry from the '60s to the '90s. He spent 11 years in prison and now lives in Fort Lauderdale, where he is producing a semiautobiographical movie called "A License to Steal."
Overview: "Director Brett Ratner does entertaining movies, and that's what [Sunset] was. It was a good thriller."
Scene 4: Intruder -- Max reaches into his pond and pulls out a gun in a zip-lock bag.
"This was classy -- very realistic. You don't want to keep the gun in your hotel room, because you can be busted for possession of firearms. So you hide it outside. We'd also bury stones [gems] in flowerbeds outside the hotel."
Scene 8: The Third Napoleon Diamond -- Max cases a diamond display on a cruise ship.
"I wouldn't choose a stone of such high caliber, because what are you going to do with it? You only want to take a stone you can fence [sell]. I'd always have a place to fence them within one or two hours."
Scene 10: The Challenge -- Tempted by the Napoleon Diamond, Max reconsiders retirement.
"It's not that exciting, where it's a thrill every time. When you rob, after your first big heist, it becomes mundane. I've done more than 2,000. They all run together. It's not about the rush; it's about supporting your children and paying your rent."
-- Melanie D.G. Kaplan
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