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this was bought as a gift for my husband. for some unknown reason, he had 'misplaced' his own copy and was extremely saddened by its loss.....so i bought this on blu ray it's his favorite film of all time - the action is great, the soundtrack is amazing (which we also have) a real feel good 80's feel film - it's a michael mann film, that goes without saying!! colin farrell & jamie foxx - well what more could you ask for? Excellent lighting effect, great scenes - it's a must see!!
I thought the movie was slick and stylish, yet Mann gave absolutely no nods towards one of the biggest t.v shows of all time, aside from the characters having the same names and residing in Miami. Where was the boat? The alligator? The ex-wife? The kid? Where was Miami? The scenes shot there could have pretty much been anywhere on the coastline of the States. Mann reportedly said a few years back that Miami isn't an interesting place to him anymore. Well he made that quite apparent with his new version of Miami Vice. I, against popular opinion, actually thought he made a good choice in Farell. I don't really like the guy but he seems to be convincing in most of his roles, and who's better to play a party hard, rough around the edges renegade than a party hard, rough around the edges, erm, renegade.. ahem. But as it's been stated over and over, Farell and Foxx had no chemistry whatsoever. They barely even looked at each other. In fact, Foxx's role could have pretty much been played as well by most African American actors, given the amount of screen time the guy had. Miami Vice was a slick cop story with a shaky plot and cool visuals. But if you're looking for any references to the series then forget it, aside from a crap cover version of In The Air tonight thrown on during the end credits (originally sung by Phil Collins in the series pilot). What was great about the series was the style, the attitude, the music. The film got one out of three of those right.Read full review
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