MIAMI VICE follows the violent adventures of Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). With Miami at the centre of a global drug trade, their job of stopping illegal trafficking is hard and dangerous work, yet they are also rewarded with gorgeous girls and local celebrity. But their access to wealth, drugs, and power is .. Read more
| Starring | Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Mann |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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MIAMI VICE follows the violent adventures of Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). With Miami at the centre of a global drug trade, their job of stopping illegal trafficking is hard and dangerous work, yet they are also rewarded with gorgeous girls and local celebrity. But their access to wealth, drugs, and power is tempting, and both men continually struggle with personal demons to stay on the right side of the law. In 1984, director Michael Mann made television--and fashion--history with his action-packed, neon-lit crime series, MIAMI VICE. The series was a hit for five years and became a cultural phenomenon. Now Mann, who has made quite a career for himself in Hollywood, with Oscar-nominated films including ALI, HEAT, and THE INSIDER, updates his small-screen hit for the movie going public, crafting a sparkling, roller-coaster ride of a movie that is perfectly complemented by its bright colours and kinetic movement. From a frenetic opening scene at a nightclub to an undercover infiltration of a South American drug cartel, the action barely lets up. And when Crockett meets the irresistible Isabella (Chinese bombshell Gong Li), the mistress of hotshot drug dealer Jesus Montoya (Luis Tosar), business mixes dangerously with pleasure, on dance floors and between sheets. As he did with the television show, Mann manages to make a guilty pleasure psychologically nuanced and politically charged--eye candy with depth. And despite the mesmerizing cinematography, the actors manage to be as striking as their surroundings, turning in strong, dynamic performances.
| Starring | Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris, Justin Theroux, Ciarán Hinds, Luis Tosar, John Ortiz |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Mann |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 13 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Cops & Robbers |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Icelandic, Arabic |
| Released | DVD: 27 Nov 2006 Blu-ray: 24 Nov 2008 HD DVD: 29 Jan 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
There's a classy but urgent verve to the scenes with Farrell and Foxx....Foxx is the cooler, more focused partner, while Farrell plays Crockett like a coiled spring
MIAMI VICE is pure Michael Mann and a dark exploration of the war against drug dealers....The action is knock-out from start to finish
This is a film version of the popular TV series of the same name. For me, this was one of the worst tv to film movies ever made and that inc, Starsky & Hutch. The acting was ok, but the script was so poor, even a fish and chip vendor wouldn't use it to put his grub in. It has short dialogue, shaky camera work and a dark moody atmosphere, all very wrong wrong wrong. Do yourself a favour and re-watch the TV series, even Don Johnsons acting was better than this.
This film was so dull we stopped watching about 15-20 minutes in and didn't particularly want to finish it, so returned it without seeing the end.
If like us, you expected a slicker updated version of the original, this isn't it.
The motion picture adaptation of hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice will be out in shops from November 27th. Starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, the film sees the reprisal of tough detectives James 'Sonny' Crockett and Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs, originally portrayed by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in the TV series. Supported by a cast including Justin Theroux, Gong Li and British-born Naomie Harris, the Miami-Dade Police Department's detective duo are hired by the FBI as outsiders to... Read more