Miami Vice (2006) - Review

I have really enjoyed watching Miami Vice the movie to me its as good as the series were, I also think Farrel and Fox were good choices for the parts. Although I do really wonder how Don Johnson felt about the actors they chose and if Don Johnson tried out for the part at all?

Saw the movie twice, first time went to sleep, second time, excellent movie, I like just about anything put out by Michael Mann, shootout scenes so real, Farrell and Foxx excellent choices to play Crockett and Tubbs, Henley does not do Lt. C. justice, and Halle Berry and JLo would have been better for the roles of Gena and Tuti, a must see movie and will be added to my collection.

I have only seen Miami Vice in reruns because i was too young for the original airs of the show, however i am a huge fan of the show. Having said that i was eager to see the movie. I am a huge fan of Michael Mann and was hoping he would not let us all down. My hopes were shattered when i went to see the movie. First of all i went into the movie with an open mind having read that the movie was a reinterpretation of the story, and was to be all that the original show was supposed to be. Even with an open mind this movie was almost the biggest waste of ten bucks i ever spent on a film. Yes we had a few short minutes of a flashy ferrari(not the ferreri i would have chosen but oh well) never did we see a one car chase with it. The boat flashy yes but again the only time it was seen was when collin farrell was driving back and forth for his little fling, never in any action sequence. As for the storyline wait there wasnt one. it was a big mess jumping from here to there in a conveluded manor. there was no character developement..who are these guys, you never could tell they both had no personalities at all..Not to mention no chemistry between each other..gina trudy switech and zito why bother you only see one of the three a little at most.And yes wheres the groundbreaking music, the (hip) new gq clothes...the acting dont get me started i new collin wouldnt be able to pull it off i mean in the beggining even before preproduction it was rumored he didnt even want to do the film he thought the tv show was stupid..i was hoping for something from fox but nope...it almost seems like Mann tried to save everything else by with cinematography and beautifull location spots, which is the only one thing i will say the movie had. my cousin actually fell asleep..seriously lets face it there wasnt much action..but hey, we did see love scenes over and over and over again..def once was enough of that also..all in all dont need to sit threw that again..even if your just lookin for an action packed cop movie it still just doesnt deliver.

The movie was great. It showed the modern Miami, the 21st. century Miami. The new Miami is fast, gritty and very dark. I thought that the chemistry between Farrell & Foxx was great It showed the intensity of a partnership that knew witha look what the other was thinking. The fact that Gina, Trudy, Switech & Zito were part of the movie maked it even better! Overall I liked the movie and want to see it again!

After watching the TV spoiler last week on ABC the movie was no surprise. For a guy who watched the TV series twice over every episode, I am collectively disappointed. The film looks fabulous - the scenes with boats or cars and especially the gunfights are simply outstanding. Mann makes exceptional use of the large screen so even the no action scenes look great. But the music is often noticeably absent the rest of the time just not what it needed to be. Gone are the charged synthesizer riffs from the TV shows replaced with mostly nothing. The movie is also intensely serious without any apparent reason - the series expertly combined witty humour with violence and seriousness perfectly. Even the love affair so much of the film is devoted to adds little to the story especially at the end. The whole movie is a huge letdown - it is mostly dull and just plain flat. Flashy cars, sexy women, gooky behavior, neon signs, quirky cloths and great chase scenes are completely missing from the movie. The movie is simply not what it needed to be.

In all the movie was good and I was glad to see rebirth to the Miami Vice franchise. There were a few key elements missing in my opinion. The absence of Jan Hammers mood creating score and the lack of a powerful Miami style sound track was quite disappointing. Not enough Ferrari time was quite disappointing. I was expecting to see much more of an exotic Miami,more cars,more women,exclusive night clubs etc...The characters..Crokett and Tubbs..excellent choice however, Tubbs needed to rehash his Jamacian cover. The choices for Gena and Tuti, questionable...Lt. Castilo...very questionable....but all in all a good movie. I expected the excitement and intensity of Collateral but the delivery came up short. I hope that there is a sequel waiting in the wings.