Most of the dialogue is sprightly -- it’s easy, everyday talk that actors can breathe to. But Towne’s directing is, surprisingly, better than his construction -- maybe because when he plans to direct he leaves things loose.

| Sep 13, 2023

Towne has acres of plot here, lashings of it, plot so complicated and so intricate that if you're not clenched to follow every second of it, you're lost. The sheer details of what he has created finally engulf Towne's handsome trio.

| Aug 12, 2020

Towne has a tremendous gift for creating dialogue that is concise, expressive and distinctive without advertising its own cleverness, and ''Tequila Sunrise'' is worth seeing just to be heard.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 12, 2020

Sexy and intelligent is an irresistible combination, and "Tequila Sunrise" is the sexiest, most intelligent Hollywood movie in a long time.

| Aug 12, 2020

The best parts of Tequila Sunrise are so very good that you wish they could be in a more sustained movie.

| Aug 12, 2020

There's not much kick in this cocktail, despite its mix of quality ingredients.

| Aug 12, 2020

Who says looks aren't everything? They are in this picture.

| Aug 12, 2020

A project with the ingredients for greatness that nonetheless came out half-baked.

| Apr 6, 2009

The set-up has the precision of fine needlepoint, picking out the plot outline before embroidering it with a complex pattern of interwoven relationships.

| Jun 24, 2006

A long, teasing trailer for a film not yet made.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 20, 2003

In a world where everyone is some kind of insider, the viewer may feel left out in the cold.

| Jan 1, 2000

An intriguing movie with interesting characters, but it might have worked better if it had found a cleaner narrative line from beginning to end.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000