From the outside, Sunshine sounds like the most boring film on Earth. In fact, it's glorious.
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Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
So filled with riches that it seems a bit unfair to single out Szabo and Fiennes, no matter how outstanding their work.
90
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's a brilliant, profound movie, but it's almost no fun at all.
75
Miami Herald
Miami Herald
For filmgoers not interested in history, Sunshine might be a three-hour investment they may not want to undertake.
75
USA TodayMike Clark
USA TodayMike Clark
This movie doesn't make you think you are watching art. It's closer to a high-end TV movie with lots of familiar faces.
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TimeRichard Schickel
TimeRichard Schickel
Sunshine is a trifle schematic. But it also makes you feel, quite poignantly, the crushing tides of history: heedless, inhuman--and tragic.
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Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Many of the plot points seem belabored because they're introduced in the voice-over, then ploddingly dramatized, then analyzed by the family over meals.
60
Variety
Variety
Well-intentioned but never entirely engaging chronicle.
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Film.comGemma Files
Film.comGemma Files
Sunshine's historical reference-heavy narrative walks a fine line between novelistic tragedy and comically overstated melodrama, falling down on the job more than once.