Review of Miami Vice (2006) by Brandonh. — 05 Dec 2006
Let me first start off by saying that if you didn't like Miami Vice, that was a personal decision to ignore the beauty and SUBTEXT that the film shows us. It's NOT meant to be an action movie, it is rather, something of beauty.
It's life as shown through the eyes of a MORE than competent director (Michael Mann), and the life is that of those people forced to not live the normal lives of the viewer watching the movie. Colin Farrell is our main character, he is our driving force, and his little expressions and quips and behaviors hark back to the acting shown in Heat (nobody complained about Pacino, but Farrell must be bleak).
It's not a direct throwback, or that at all, it's just Mann showing us that those people presented to us are just as human as us. He is confused, and he falls in love just as quickly as anyone who never gets to hold onto it long (his line of work).
Gong Li is amazing in her role, a woman in the same type of situation as Farrell, and the love the show on screen is pure and honest. Let it be known, this movie is comparable to The New World, and if you didn't like that, then maybe you won't like this.
I, on the other hand, loved both, and this movie was more than intriguing. Best picture of the year, hands down.
This review of Miami Vice (2006) was written by Brandonh. on 05 Dec 2006.
Miami Vice has generally received mixed reviews.
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