Miami Vice

Clearly director Michael Mann is obsessed with his surname, and general concepts of masculinity because Miami Vice is probably the most macho movie of the year. The Men swagger around, carry guns, and prove themselves men by having copious amounts of facial hair, and copious amounts of sex with incomprehensible businesswoman-slut Gong Li.



Mann spearheaded the original Miami Vice TV series, starring Don Johnson, which was notorious style-over-substance entertainment. The Miami Vice movie is similarly soulless, with only Jamie Foxx (with surprisingly limited screen time) bringing a likeable, human element to proceedings.

Miami Vice has an excellent soundtrack, and the 2 ‘rescue missions’ sequences provide an adrenalin jolt (they’re actually the only action sequences in the entire film). Otherwise the film is strangely cheesy. Everyone, especially a ‘My name is Earl’ ugly Colin Farrell, seems to take events completely seriously. As the audience you just want to laugh at ridiculous lines like ‘Don’t say I’ve got in too deep’ and ‘I got a fortune once that said ”Time is Luck"’ delivered with straight faces. It’s just so lame.

Really, if you want an entertaining Miami-set action movie, you’re better off watching Bad Boys again. Miami Vice scores 5 out of 10.

Arden provides an amusing slamming of the film here…

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