Miami Vice Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
No Order
No Law
No Rules
Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born Intel analyst Trudy (Naomie Harris), as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) [to the untrained eye, his presentation may seem unorthodox, but procedurally, he is sound] is charismatic and flirtatious until - while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group - he gets romantically entangled with Isabella (Gong Li), the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The best undercover identity is oneself with the volume turned up and restraint unplugged. The intensity of the case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one - especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves.
| Colin Farrell | Sonny Crockett |
| Jamie Foxx | Ricardo Tubbs |
| Li Gong | Isabella |
| Naomie Harris | Trudy Joplin |
| Ciarán Hinds | FBI Agent Fujima |
| Justin Theroux | Zito |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | Castillo |
| Luis Tosar | Montoya |
| John Ortiz | Jose Yero |
| Elizabeth Rodriguez | Gina Calabrese |
| Domenick Lombardozzi | Switek |
| Eddie Marsan | Nicholas |
| Isaach De Bankolé | Neptune |
| John Hawkes | Alonzo Stevens |
| Tom Towles | Coleman |
| Michael Mann |
6.10 out of 10 (24813 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Not a review, simply a question...
posted on 28 Aug 2009How many more awful movies can a supposedly great young actor make? Colin Farrell is undoubtedly a good actor, and for that matter so is Jamie Foxx - but neither are allowed to act in this totally pathetic movie.I watched the originally Miami Vice - it was very cliché, very silly at times but it was an OK show for it's time.This movie has a terrible script, is directed badly and just seemed way too long because it was such a poor movie. Yet another example of why they should STOP making remakes and actually MAKE some of the new movie scripts that Hollywood is being sent - why is everyone afraid to take a chance? This movie is really one to miss - it's on a par with the excruciating Bad Boys 2 - but actually it's worse, because at least Will Smith and Martin Lawrence do have chemistry still.If you ever wondered if this were a good movie or not - think about how long it took for it to come out - this many delays for a movie can never be a good thing! 1 out of 10 - because it was a complete and utter disappointment!
Approaches flawless.
posted on 24 Aug 2009I've been a fan of Michael Mann for some time now, because of obvious reasons (Heat and Collateral, namely). This is a new reason. It is very, very tightly told, I have never seen better pacing in a movie. You don't get long soliloquies or dialogues, you just get the characters as they are, and through the movie you see why they are who they are.I have rarely seen as intense a performance as that given by Farrell in this movie. Foxx shines brightly as well, but IMO Farrell gives one of his best performances here.The mise en scène is faultless. The camera-work, choice of camera and film itself, everything is amazing. The soundtrack and use of it could not have been better, in any way I can think of.Go and see Miami Vice.
Must See!!!
posted on 22 Aug 2009A die-hard Michael Mann fan, I deeply respect all of his prior work and hold "Thief" and "Heat" in the highest regard. I essentially went into the theatre to watch Miami Vice expecting a reaction similar to when I viewed "Ali" and "Collateral" on the big screen. I expected to see the big Mann pull off what I didn't think anyone else could pull off... restructuring the perception of a specific actor and producing an engaging and resonating plot in an otherwise sceptical script idea. In "Ali" I didn't believe Will Smith was the right choice but he worked and Jamie Foxx as Bundini was amazing. In hindsight I understood why he focused solely on the height of Ali's career. When "Collateral" was announced, I had severe doubts as to the believability of the plot, the choice of Tom Cruise as a villain and the decision to shoot on High Definition video. I've watched those two movies several times over and love them both.The ultimate hard-men feature in this film and the action scenes are nothing short of spectacular. They are intense and electrifying as both Colin Farrel (probably the only man in recent times to pull off a handle-bar moustache) and Jamie Foxx use their full acting talents in this ferocious thriller.During the film I could barely contain my excitement as Farrel and Foxx blast around in Ferrari's, fast-boats and much more.The acting is flawless, the directing superb and the camera-work has exactly the same effect as Collateral, but with added sting.Undoubtedly the best film you will see this year. At least.
Was that suppose to be Miami Vice?
posted on 20 Aug 2009Where do I start. One thing that made the t.v. series good was the music and one thing that makes any movie better is a great soundtrack so it is a NO BRAINER that out of all the movies coming out this year Miami Vice should have the best soundtrack. But there was no real music in this movie. And I am still dumbfounded at this. Michael Mann should have put some real effort into a good sound track but didn't.Colin Farrell did an o.k. job as Sonny Crockett in at least there were times I got lost in his character and felt like I was watching Crockett. But Jamie Foxx as Ricardo Tubbs was a disaster. Granted I am biased as I think only Philip Michael Thomas can play Tubbs but still I at least expected something worthwhile in Foxxs rendition. Jamie Foxx was wrongly cast as Tubbs.But the real horror of this movie is there is no real chemistry between Farrell and Foxx as Crockett and Tubbs. That's one of the things that made the t.v. series awesome. Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas had a great chemistry on the set and you really felt they had each other's back as two vice cops and even as co-workers on the set. And that was missing in the movie. There were some attempts to bring some chemistry but it just was not there. I almost get the impression that Farrell and Foxx almost didn't like each other.What I did like was the on locations shots that reminded me a lot of the t.v. series. And I liked the story line and the classic Miami Vice angle on the sport car when Crockett and Tubbs are riding. Oh and the remake of Phil Collins song at the credits was nice. The movie was too dark and a little sunlight would have done us all a bit a good in that movie.And I would have really liked at the very end of the movie if there was a cameo shot of Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas just walking Ocean Blvd with the remake of Phil Collins song in the background. THAT would have been worth every penny that was spent to go see this movie. Sad they didn't honor the two men who actually MADE Miami Vice the hit it was.
Almost not worth the money.
posted on 20 Aug 2009Well the action is good, and the story is not exactly bad. But the movie totally lack the charm and originality the old series possessed in abundance.I did not laugh one single time during the movie. Seldom i have seen a movie that were so totally without any form of humor. the movie took itself much too serious, and the acting performances were almost poor. I got the feeling all the actors wanted to be somewhere else than being in on this movie. All in all, I was thoroughly disappointed over this movie. This movie should never have been made. Sadly i must say this is the worst movie I have seen this year. That's all for now - Palmar Olav Løklingholm
Confusing
posted on 20 Aug 2009A decent film, but I have never been so confused during a movie. The production and writing was obviously rushed, well at least I hope it was. Aside from the confusing dialog, a lot of things happened that completely ignored reality. Example, Colin Farrell chokes a guy to death in 15 seconds! 15 seconds??? The average person can hold their breath for at least half a minute, so how could someone possibly die after being choked for 15 seconds?? They also talk about how a hurricane is going to hit Florida, yet they're driving around in boats around Miami for half the movie! Where was the hurricane?? The dialog was incredibly confusing and I spent a good portion of the movie just trying to figure out what was going on. Whenever the characters talked it was very brief and they didn't seem to talk about anything. They would exchange a few words and then something would happen, and the audience was left trying to figure out what they just said to each other. The locations were also very confusing; the places were named only the first time they were there, and after that you were on your own trying to figure out where they were. It also switched constantly; one minute they were in Cuba, then Columbia, then Miami, and there were mentions of New York but who knows what happened there. However, the HD filming did give a different perspective on the action scenes; the filming was much more personal and put the audience in the action. It does take a little bit to get used to the HD filming technique but after a while you get used to it and I even liked it at some points. Overall though the movie was incredibly confusing and I still have yet to completely figure out what happened during it. Don't waste your time with this one if you're looking for another Traffic style movie.
What?
posted on 18 Aug 2009I really had no idea what was going on this whole movie. Through Colin Farrell's mumbling and the thick accents, the only thing I could figure out was that there were drugs involved. Also, why did the very beginning of the movie have absolutely nothing to do with the end? I wish that we could have seen more of Jamie Foxx although I doubt that would have salvaged this movie...or if there had been more action/fight scenes. I really liked Collateral so I thought that this would be fairly good however, I didn't have very high hopes going into the movie and I only went because I got sneak preview passes for free. I guess Colin Farrell fans would enjoy this but otherwise, save your money.
Very disappointing...
posted on 16 Aug 2009I really liked the series back in the 80's and therefore was looking forward to see this film. However when friends who went to see it in the cinema's trashed it; I didn't go to the theatre for it. This weekend it was broad-casted on TV and now I know I did the right thing back then....The movie was pretty bad, I couldn't understand half of what was said, it was too long, contained some absolutely unbelievable twists and turns, and several redundant scenes. On top of this the director chooses to shoot from very weird angles to be hip or something but it was just annoying. I guess the intention was to make you feel part of the action, but that really didn't work.What was worst for me is that I didn't care for Sonny and Rico. They are not likable or even a little sympathetic. As the film progressed, I started hoping they got shot or something.Ultimately the movie was very disappointing compared to the series on TV.Finally; why was Sonny/Colin Farrell walking around with this awful Village People moustache?
This movie was just godawful...
posted on 14 Aug 2009I know many have said it already but this movie had horrible pacing (it wasn't just way too long - but also in any given scene a huge amount of beats were just off) The score was usually bad where you could hear it - and not when the movie could have done with score there was none there.I love digital cinematography when properly done but Michael Mann's decision to shoot with such long depth of field left me thinking I was watching a reality show.Add a transparent plot and ridiculous love scenes - and it adds up to a total waste of time.Don Johnson should sue for character assassination...
smooth, that's how we do it.
posted on 14 Aug 2009After one of there informants is found out by some white supremacists, and sells out some feds, Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs have a chance to find out where they were getting their 'goods' from. this means going deep undercover and playing a dangerous game that could affect each member involved. Sonny becomes involved intimately with the drug barons wife and risks ruining one of the biggest busts of their career. if there was an Oscar for style, then this movie would win hands down. with no opening credits, Mann throws us straight into the action with an opening scene in a nightclub that bears a lot of resemblance to the nightclub scene in collateral, same intensity but in different times of duration. for an opener this is pretty intense and due to this the movie does sag ever so slightly during the middle act. but that doesn't affect the movies outcome. this is Miami Vice, and if anybody can pull the movie version of this, Manns your man. using the same camera technique as he did in collateral, he brings the locations to life and making them characters themselves. he also uses to great effect mise en scene, and there are two really stand out examples. firstly just before their informant kills himself on the freeway, we see some material blow away int distance and in the second, we see Crockett stare out into the distant ocean. all silent, all beautiful images. cinematography is outstanding and editing is flawless.Mann does borrow heavily from a few of his previous films. Collateral has already been discussed, but he also uses heavily from Heat. a lot of conversations between cops and the 'bad guys' reminisce of Pacino and his informants, and the final shoot-out is an obvious nod to Manns 1995 epic.Farrell is very good in his role, but he comes to his own when he performing alongside Gong Li. he adds an all new dimension to his character. Foxx as ever shows a lot of confidence on the big screen, and his Tubbs and Farrells Crockett gel well together.my only complaint (very minor) is that there are a few plot holes and a lot of story goes straight out of the window. and for the drug dealers, a lot of them are typecast and politically incorrect, but having never met a Colombian drug lord, what do i know!!a great film, if a little too long and saggy in the middle. if you are expecting the TV series, you will be disappointed. no Phil Collins here or Crocodiles called Elvis.a great thriller with a lot of style and substance.
Boring
posted on 14 Aug 2009About an hour into this movie I was ready to fall asleep. This movie could easily have been wrapped up in 90 minutes. It dragged on and on and on and on and on. This probably was due to the early foreshadowing that was as easy to follow as a first grade reader. The action scenes were ho-hum and the plot was so-so. Even the development of the "love interests" were boring. If you were a fan of the original TV series you will be very disappointed by this movie. The only resemblance to the original was the title and name "Sonny Crockett". I'm not sure why they didn't use the name Tubbs. If you are looking for a cure for insomnia, Miami Vice is it.
One of the Worst Movies of 2006, Mann's Greatest Failure
posted on 14 Aug 2009I don't write reviews often, but after seeing so many positive scores for this movie I was compelled to write an honest one: Michael Mann taints his own great filmography with this piece of trash. Clearly Mann is, has been, and should still be capable of films much, much better than this. Let's start out with the absolute lack of any kind of character development whatsoever, the audience is simply dropped into the movie knowing nothing about the characters and by the film's end nothing has changed. Ferrell's wooden performance is downright laughable (how could anyone ever take him seriously with that handlebar mustache?), and Foxx's isn't far off. The dialog is weak and unmemorable and the script has so many plot holes and scenes that should have never gotten past the first draft that it's a wonder this ever got green-lighted. The main focus of this movie seems to be the love story between Gong Li (whose English is barely understandable) and Colin Ferrel rather than the experiences of two undercover narcotics officers, and to make things even worse these parts of the film are handled downright terribly. There are about 4 "love" scenes in this movie, and probably 3 of them take place in a shower, that is to say 3/4 could have easily been cut, and the focus of this film should have remained on what viewers (especially fans of the TV show) wanted to see: the actual police work. The music is also awful, every song seems to be the worst possible selection of Audioslave or some kind of instrumental that doesn't fit with the movie. To all those people who say that this is an "intelligent cop movie for adults", what is your definition intelligent? A movie where plot holes, bad dialog, wooden acting and unnecessary sex scenes run rampant? I don't think so. Every fan of this movie uses the same argument: "If you were expecting Bad Boys 2 of course you were disappointed, go watch a Michael Bay movie." Well I wasn't expecting Bad Boys 2, I wasn't even expecting an action movie, I was just expecting something good, and I was utterly disappointed. If you are a fan of Michael Mann, well-made crime movies, thought provoking dramas, or simply movies that are coherent, AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS.
The evolution of Mann...
posted on 12 Aug 2009Pre-viewing it was the same old story of mediocre reviews, comparisons and general moaning from the 'audience', who have become so absorbed by the past, they fail to recognise a progression.Post-viewing it was the same old story of mediocre reviews, comparisons and general moaning from the 'audience' who, have become so absorbed by the past, they fail to recognise a progression.Mann has created a fascinating expose of undercover police life. The choice to put the viewer at a distance instills a nervous, voyeuristic atmosphere that continues throughout the film. It is an intelligent and bold approach. The relationship between Tubbs and Crockett is not vocal, but one of inbuilt economy and mental trust. They are as one. This is almost a revelation for what the masses expect from a 'cop' film. They are serious and professional beyond reason. Think Joe Carnaghans 2003 'Narc' (without the corruption) and you are close. Style wise this is a beautiful, digital mash. For the intense detail of the action scenes the juxtaposition of the landscapes and transition shots are breathtakingly serene. Mann should bottle his style and never let anyone near it. He is king of his format. This really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated, the plot is not as tight as it could be, the amount of characters are sometimes confusing but this only adds to the nervous atmosphere created by the distance we feel from these 'characters'. There is no real back-story, no real character development. There does not need to be, they are so in tune with their existence, ruthless, efficient and refreshingly human (as shown in some nice cut away scenes which wouldn't look out of place in a French New Wave film). The premise is an immersion into these two guys life as detectives. Mann's 'Heat' showed us Pacino as Vincent Hanna, he eats sleeps and shits his job. It is a way of life. This is similar to Tubbs and Crockett, but interestingly they have more similarities to DeNiro's character in so much as their attitude and delivery.The small fractures in this film cannot take away from the brilliance.
An Underrated, and Wonderful Film
posted on 12 Aug 2009I have got to say Michael Mann brings a wonderfully done and wonderfully underrated film in "Miami Vice" If people would learn to be less dumbed down, look into a film from everything from meaning, to vibe and atmosphere, this film would be truly appreciated as the greatness that it is. Both Foxx and Farrell deliver amazing convincing performance, as does the rest of the cast. The work on Miami and photography in the city scenes are reminiscent of Mann's other work. The film is all together a fantastic adventure, that most people don't seem to appreciate. For me it is Right with Heat, and Collateral for a great Michael Mann collection. An excellent film
OK, nothing special!
posted on 10 Aug 2009To be honested this movie wasn't actually that bad considering, but it was the fact that I didn't get most of the movie and most of it was talking. I thought that this would be a action packed movie with a lot of action scenes.I can see why people would like this movie, but I think you may have to be a fan of the original series and it did not appeal to me that much. But then again, people who did watch the series may have also been disappointed.I think that there were good performances from a few actors as Colin Farrell coming from 'Alexander' has done much better in this movie, and Jamie Foxx has also brought us a good performance even though I thought we could have seen more of him.Most of the movie I didn't get so I was practically watching blanks, but the couple of actions scenes in the movie were very good and exciting to watch. Overall, not a bad movie but not exactly a great movie.
Good movie...shame about the acting, the script, the wardrobe.....
posted on 06 Aug 2009Yeah, actually I ended up enjoying the film...but I just couldn't believe how bad the script and some of the acting was. How can I put this?........Miami Vice is basically a watered down version of Bad Boys. It's Bad Boys without the humour, class script, top notch special effects and quality acting. In fact, Miami Vice doesn't even match up to the original TV series...I'd go as far as saying that the TV series had better effects, better acting and sharper scripts...with a sense of humour too.Colin Farrell is a handsome guy, there's no doubt there, but in the film, his acting was very patchy, and the script didn't help - the dodgy lines came thick and fast though, which help me get over the hurdles! Jamie Foxx didn't have any decent lines either, I was expecting at least some dry wit or some good put downs...but this film had none of that, there was no soul. But somehow, I ended up enjoying it, and I'll go and see a sequel if it happens. But If it goes ahead then I just hope that the director takes on the project, keeping in mind that he needs to engage a good screenwriter...and someone with a sense of humour!
Cinematic adaptation from classic TV with action, suspense and violence
posted on 06 Aug 2009This is a story about being undercover, and what happens when you go deep undercover.Particularly if you're doing an operation in a foreign country, where your badge doesn't count and where you can't have SWAT team surveillance you, and people are not in contact, you really are out on the edge. It's the allure of doing that undercover work and what happens to you when you're deep in that role of that fabricated identity. These roles protagonists(Colin Farrell,Jamie Foxx as Sonny Crockett and Tubbs) are filled by real deal. This is a cool film directed by Michael Mann. He tells that his ambitions with a picture like that was to really go exploring into some of diverse areas. It's shot in location Scout, South America. One of the exciting things about Michael Mann is the choosing real location all the time. We're dealing with environment that can often surprise us. Whether it's the light, whether it's dramatic moment with the sky, or some interior or some sort of background action that would not have happened in a controlled backlog situation. Michael gets this slickness, finding places, that, you know , that aren't even on the map.He makes as real as he possibly can. He's all about, why fake it, when you can do it for real? . The cameraman Dion Beebe gets a maximum chromatic saturation. The shooting in these places like Ciudad del Este is incredibly stimulating and exciting.It's a Tri-border area where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet. It's such a unique part of the world. This town have people who are from Middle East, Lebanese and Syrians, a lot of ethnic Chinese and the country speaks Guarani, which is the indigenous language. These people were extras and director got to be pretty determined to get a crew to these places. Also was shot a lot of stuff in the Dominican Republic and in some areas, it took a lot of social engineering to be able to bring a film company in and shoot responsibly and shoot safely. The main shooting is Miami, it's kind of globalized city with a huge population and a lot of money, and lot of people from Haiti, Brazil, Venezuela Columbia. In the movie Miami seems to have elevated itself, up into the most sensual which is up into the air.It's reflected the storm systems, the clouds, the dramatic weather and nature in a very, almost tactile way. Filming in really swank, fantastic places, and the girls are still beautiful(Gong Li, Naomie Harris,Elizabeth Rodriguez) and the cars are still fast but doesn't pull any punches when it comes to the underbelly of Miami.The city is photographed with alluring, it's very attractive, very engaging , sensual and also very dangerous and things that we can see around the images; furthermore an atmospheric music score by John Murphy. The motion picture is well realized by the successful director Michael Mann.
So very, very disappointing.
posted on 06 Aug 2009I have to commend Michael Mann. It's not often that one goes to see a film with so much going on without anything vaguely interesting occurring on screen.Instead of exciting plot twists, good dialogue and stunning cinematography, Miami Vice is a baffling cavalcade of bad music, lengthy shots of fast vehicles driving around, dull sex scenes and utterly pointless digital shots. It was honestly a bit like watching a two hour music video.Which is a shame really, as Michael Mann's not a terrible director. I guess he just phoned this one in.
Michael Mann's Best Work Since Heat
posted on 04 Aug 2009This movie was brilliant and amazingly beautiful. Another Michael Mann master piece. The gorgeous chromatic shots, the deep, realistic, and captivating plot can keep any Mann fan hypnotized for the entire movie. I felt like I was right there in every single scene. I love his criminal and undercover pieces, and this was by far his best work since Heat. Colin and Jamie gave an awesome performance along with all of the other actors... yes all of them. I'm a sucker for shootout scenes so of course my favorite scene was the gun battle... however, I was really impressed with the scene where the 50cal rips through the car. Every detail of every character and every shot was meticulously researched and executed. This movie deserves a 10/10.
Disappointed
posted on 30 Aug 2009I'm a big Michael Mann fan, and consider his role in the original Miami Vice, I figured he would perfect the art form and deliver yet another great movie. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed.During the first 20 minutes or so of the movie, I could barely hear any of the actors lines; they mumbled a bit too much for me. After that, it seemed that the middle of the movie consisted of sex scene after sex scene , none of which really seemed to add too much to the movie (I think one sex scene with Farrel and that woman would have been sufficient to express that they were "together" and Foxx's sex scene seemed unnecessarily gratuitous). Though that in and of itself is not a huge problem, ultimately it became just one of many little reasons that I was let down by the film.I got the main storyline (the whole drug bust thing) but it seemed that the movie attempted to explore several various plot lines, without concluding them, or even giving enough information to the audience to draw their own conclusions. A few examples include the "leak" in the agency (it seemed like they explored that halfway), the dynamic between Isabella and Jose, and the whole Arian brotherhood plot.And though action alone doesn't make a film, it should play a key role in a movie like Miami Vice, and there was a disturbing lack of it. The end scene would have been satisfying, but it seemed a bit poorly shot, and telling who was who was difficult to impossible, due to awkward camera angles.I give it a 5/10 because I felt that there were some things Mann should be given credit for. He had a good cast, and there was certainly potential. The movie mainly loses points on the grounds that it did not effectively utilize its potential. It was one of my most anticipated movies, and I desperately wanted to love it.I would love to hear any opinions to the contrary that could offer me a different perspective on the film, or any supplimentary opinions that could expound upon what I've said.