Miami Vice DVD Review

"Miami Vice (2006)" reviews

DVD

Miami Vice (2006)

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anonymous

Date reviewed

2006-11-24 16:01:32

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DVD Review

Original TV series director Michael Mann got behind the camera for his movie adaptation of the '80s favourite, starring hot stars Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as the cops undercover duo Crockett and Tubbs.

The movie has been significantly souped up for the 21st century - the cops now drive a Ferrari 430 Spider, use mobile phones in their sting operations and employ complex satellite systems to track down the crooks. The plot is basic: Crockett and Tubbs are recruited by a federal agency to take part in a sting that involves Colombian drug dealers and their white supremacist partners in America. There's lots of dodgy deals, backhanders and several chaotic action sequences.

Farrell moodily tosses his lank locks and pouts and Foxx (that's Academy Award winner, Jamie Foxx) flexes his perma-raised eyebrow and there are laughably awful sex scenes. There's no real character development or background, which doesn't help viewers much and the dialogue's a tad clichéd and delivered rather incoherently by the leads at times. There are a few intentional laughs along the way, though, and bags of style which certainly outweighs the content.

Shot on high definition digital video the film is grainy, with the appearance of an old VHS tape that's been played a million times. So the big budget Mann had to play with was clearly used on explosions and flashy set pieces.

DVD bonus features include featurettes: Miami And Beyond: Shooting On Location and Miami Vice Undercover plus the music video for In The Air Tonight by Nonpoint.