What a waste of time!!
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
This film was one of the worst 'action' films I have seen in a long time. The dialogue was dire and mumbledby the the actors almost as if they were embarassed by the lines. We managed to watch about 40 minutes and then turned it off.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Excellent
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
I've never watched the original series of miami vice, but if it was as good as this movie version, then I missed out.
Excellent all round film :-)
2 out of 5 members found this review helpful.
Don't Bother
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
What a load of rubbish, if you have anything better to do with your time like watch paint dry DO IT.
Weak plot,weak characters, nice boat.
Better of getter the original series out !!
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Miami Lice
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
This film was so awful I had to leave the sofa and go and do the washing up to wake myself up. The characters were one dimensional - you didn't care what happened to them making following the plot even less interesting than it was already. I spent the first 10 minutes trying to work out whether it was set in he 80's or Colin Farrell's character was some kind of mullet lovin, polyester suited, handled barred freak and I'm sorry to say the latter. A shocking addition to Jamie Fox's resume - pretty standard for Colin's!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Everything terrible about Michael Mann - amplified
- Miami Vice review by MB
I cannot believe the drug lord didn't spot them as cops and shoot them the moment Jamie Foxx said 'If you didn't do time with me, you don't do crime with me'. Though the thing I really can't believe is that no one shot Colin Farrell just for this Lion-King-audition hair.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Intricate, Complex, Underrated and Actually Brilliant
- Miami Vice review by GI
This is director Michael Mann's most underrated film. Much derided by critics and audience alike it has been sadly misunderstood. Mainly because it's roots lie in the very popular almost cult TV series of the 1980s which remains famous (if a little dated when viewed today) for it's fashion, buddy cop tropes, contemporary soundtrack and violence. This modernisation of the idea into a sharp crime thriller is a contrast and this knocked peoples expectations. Watched today and with care this is a highly detailed and very intricate crime film, which admittedly lacks an element of fun, but Mann is a director who looks closely into his film worlds. This is one about highly professional undercover cops who are so close knit they act in unison without having to be asked. The early scene in a night club is a classic example; if you watch how Crockett (Colin Farrell) automatically backs up Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) as he suddenly goes after some hoodlums you can see how they are connected without the need to talk. Farrell plays Crockett with far more complexity than it may first appear and as the film was shot entirely digitally there is an emphasis on close up and the use of the cityscape to highlight danger is a Mann trademark. The violence is brutal as Crockett and Tubbs are recruited into an FBI operation after the original agents are murdered. They have to infiltrate a major drug cartel but Crockett sees an opportunity with Isabella (Gong Li), the main baddie's woman, and a relationship between them threatens the operation. I really implore anyone who was unimpressed by this to look at it again, here is a very sharp, modern crime film that deserves a re-evaluation and a fresh audience. The recently released Director's Cut on BluRay adds some scenes and is subtely different and definitely worth checking out.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
The Voice of Miami?
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
This may have been the best plot and screenplay of the year; I wouldn't know as the dialogue was inaudible, rendering the plot impenetrable.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
What a movie!
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
I used to watch Miami Vice series when it was on the telly. It was fun and adventerous. I was expecting to take the same excitement from the movie. However, the movie was boring and plot was awful. Not recommended.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
Don't believe the bad reviews
- Miami Vice review by Tim from London
Not half as bad as the critics claimed when it was released. Complex, intelligent and compulsive 'cops under cover' story - lots of twists and turns with great set peices and fantastic cinematogaphy (the real star of the film is Miami filmed at night). There are just 2 problems with the film. Firstly the three lead actors are poor - or in the case of Jamie Fox just too insignificant. Second the sound is terrible. It's really hard to hear what is being said - especially by Colin Farrell - I even had to turn on the English sub titles (even then I couldn't understand the slang!) Expect to work hard with this film and at times not understand what is going on - this is no 'Heat' but worth seeing nonetheless.
0 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Poor
- Miami Vice review by CP Customer
Very disappointed. I used to love the Miami Vice series but this is nowhere near it! Firstly the entire film seems to revolve around 1 drugs deal, with no real twists and turns. I actually fell asleep for a while in the middle as I found it so boring. Another reason for my dislike is that the use of slang makes it difficult to understand what is going on, as does the poor sound quality. Not one of Michael Mann's best films.
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