I read reviews of this film before, and after I watched. I love the Clickbait web pages that promise to "explain the ending" but never do. Spoiler alert, they don't. Mainly, my complaint about Sundown is I have no idea what happened at the end.
The beginning, and middle, are pretty interesting. I love Tim Roth -- although am becoming convinced every character he plays is Tim Roth -- and he, of course, has to carry the film or it fails. He is very good. Roth plays a British fellow on Holiday with his family. From the beginning you aren't sure about a lot of things, including if the woman (played by Charlotte Gainsbourg) is his wife. Apparently, that is director Michel Franco's gig - obfuscating what might otherwise be clear.
OK, I buy that. But at some point it ought to be a bit clearer. Is it? Kinda yes, and kind no. The woman's mother dies, the family returns to London -- minus Roth's character -- and everything gets pretty interesting. A existential drama turns into a love story, and then a crime thriller.
Then, what? The final frame features a shirt draped over a chair with waves breaking in the background. Huh? I like ambiguity but this was a bit much for me. But, the critics loved the film. So, who am I to judge.
