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Production Year: 1965 - Drama - Director: Lewis Gilbert - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over

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In ALFIE, Michael Caine stars as the title character, a guiltless London lothario whose only pleasure in life seems to be a good time--he has a date with a different woman for each...
more...day of the week. After accidentally impregnating his live-in girlfriend, Gilda (Julia Foster), Alfie takes a vacation in the country to think about things--but he can't hide forever. Dodging his fatherly responsibilities, Alfie continues to engage in sexual affairs with a variety of women: millionairess Ruby (Shelley Winters), young runaway Siddie (Millicent Martin), and eventually his friend's wife, Lily (Vivien Merchant). The good times seem endless until misfortune strikes and Alfie is forced to face the product of his reckless debauchery.
Based on the novel of the same name by Bill Naughton, ALFIE touches on a number of controversial topics (polygamy and orphaning, for starters). Director Lewis Gilbert cleverly mixes comedy and tragedy; the end result: a crucial lesson about immorality and the rewards of peace of mind. The film features one of Caine's finest performances as well as an excellent supporting role by Merchant.





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What's It All About, Alfie?
Review of Alfie DVD by afy9mab

Advantages: Great cast, good update
Disadvantages: The man is a bounder

Alfie Elkins is an ex-pat Cockney lothario working as a chauffeur in New York. He spends most of his time romancing the ladies of Manhattan and running away when things get too serious. But how long can he keep sprinting from commitment with so many women trying to tie him down. So, what’s it all about, Alfie? I walked into this remake of the iconic 1960s’ Michael Caine vehicle expecting to loathe it. Not because I am a huge Caine fan, nor because ... Read review

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05.11.2004
Anyone In The Mood For A Little Alfie?
Review of Alfie DVD by Andy.mack

Advantages: Jude Law is fantastic as the loveable rogue. A great cast and excellent screenplay, fantastic soundtrack
Disadvantages: A little slow in places but more than made up for by everything else

...in the back. In fact Alfie will pretty much sleep with any woman who looks at him twice. He’s also got his semi serious girlfriend Julie (Marisa Tomei) hidden away on the other side of town. In fact things are looking quite rosy for Alfie, who even plans to buy the Limo company along with best friend Marlon (Omar Epps). As we all know though luck doesn’t last for ever and soon Alfie’s world is turned totally upside down. He is thrown out by Julie ... Read review

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28.02.2005
So ... What *IS* It All About??
Review of Alfie DVD by KarenUK

Advantages: Jude Law, good cast, good acting.
Disadvantages: Tries a bit too hard.

...it, the lasting impression of Alfie is a rather sexy Jude Law smiling charmingly into the camera. Who said I was complaining? Now, I haven’t seen the 1966 version of the film starring Michael Caine, although apparently my Mum saw it in the cinema at the time. Having read a few online interviews with Jude and director Charles Shyer, they seem to have to answer criticisms of ‘dumbing down’ Alfie’s original character. Caine’s Alfie was misogynistic, ... Read review

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29.10.2004
Bootie Call
Review of Alfie DVD by Belle

Advantages: Jude, made me laugh, different
Disadvantages: Not to all tastes

...himself. From there on Alfie has to face facts, and see how he’s been left with nobody, not even his best friend after a few drinks got in the way. Forgive me for not revealing much about the plot, but I don’t want to give it away. The narrative format of the film is linear, but chops and changes between characters and how they make an impact on our Alfie, and how he affects theirs. I feel that the narrative mimics our real lives, we often have ... Read review

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04.11.2004
I Love You, Jude!
Review of Alfie DVD by Pmshack99

Advantages: Jude Law, good acting from all the cast
Disadvantages: the end seemed slow

...have told you. I KNEW Alfie was a womaniser, but I thought perhaps it was that he womanised until he met Sienna Miller's character and then changed in order to to win her affections. I think I, along with possibly other members of the public who hadn't seen the original, were probably led to believe this because of Jude and Sienna's high profile romance after meeting on the set of this film. Sometimes reality and fiction can blur like that, eh? Anyway, ... Read review

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28.10.2004
Men Shouldn't Fear Pink
Review of Alfie DVD by lush_lozenge

Advantages: The beautiful Jude Law / Sienna Miller
Disadvantages: Not the original

...Alfie's sometime girlfriend. You see, Alfie doesn't do commitment as right before he goes to see Julie, he takes married Dora for a "ride" in the limo. Not to mention the drunken mistake he makes with Lonette, his best friend's ex who he is still very much in love with. This leads to all kinds of lies, deceit and generally hurtful behaviour. Not that Alfie realises how much he hurts people. In the end, Julie has had enough and calls it a day. ... Read review

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03.11.2004
All good flings come to an End
Review of Alfie DVD by promotions_lass

Advantages: Perfect film to chill out to
Disadvantages: None, it ended so fast

Alfie “You can’t always have it your way and women do have feelings you know” Yes that’s the whole theme of the film. In this remake of the 1966’s classic, Jude Law plays the part of typical womaniser “Alfie”. Sometimes he even wears the colours to go with it. He’ll dream about them day and night, not caring one bit about who gets hurt in the process. When he gets bored of one woman he’ll move onto the next and so on. It begins with Alfie, the ... Read review

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30.10.2004
This is actually a review of the original
Review of Alfie DVD by pumpkin_pie2002

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: A little long perhaps

...a review of the original Alfie film from 1966 (there is no section for it) not the update from 2004. I am currently studying A level Film Studies at school and as part of our study into the “Swinging Sixties” we watched the original Alfie movie from 1966. The new version had been out a few months and although I hadn’t watched it I knew something about the film from this. I had wanted to see the newer version but hadn’t gotten round to it so I was ... Read review

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08.02.2005
Alfie!
Review of Alfie DVD by hijameswilhelm

Advantages: Good acting, Relaxing soundtrack
Disadvantages: Lacks a gripping plot

...makes us as charmed by alfie as the girls he runs after, even though he tells us what hes thinking. Not many actors are capable of making an unsympathetic character appealing whilst talking to the audience. Law is fascinating throughout this film and at times quite touching. However the film as a whole is somewhat a letdwon and is pehaps as empty as Alfies broken heart. Parents should know that this film contains scenes of a sexual nature and ... Read review

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24.11.2004
Alfie, Alfie, Alfie....
Review of Alfie DVD by BillBlue12

Advantages: watch a womanizer wo'in women
Disadvantages: less meaningful than the last

...its only serious turn when Alfie beds Lonette (Nia Long), who is engaged to marry his best friend, Marlon (Omar Epps). Basically i definitly think this is a film for all the chickyz out there. Well directed and is a nice follow from the older "Alfie". If you've seen the older one and liked it, then watch the newer one, and if you like this, you might as well see the old one. The soundtrack is nice,calming and very hip (for the times), with good ... Read review

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09.11.2004
AB FAB!!
Review of Alfie DVD by buttercup_333

Advantages: Great directing, great cast
Disadvantages: cant think of any!!

...in this movie is when Alfie realises that his antics have had an extraordinary impact on other people's relationships and we see him collapse into a flood of emotions in his car. (I almost wanted to cry myself!!) Overall a fantastic remake, Jude Law certainly keeps you engaged with those sultry green eyes! :o) ... Read review

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27.10.2004
Alfie
Review of Alfie DVD by Kevin_Stanley

Advantages: jude law's performance, less offensive than the original
Disadvantages: not quite as controversial as the original

...could have easily felt that Alfie was all too familiar, Jude Law takes ownership of the role infusing his character with real life and verve. It’s a performance made even more impressive not only by Law’s feature-length deliverance of first-person, straight to the camera, stream of consciousness narration but by the fact that he appears in virtually every frame. Convincing with admirable assurance from happy carefree philanderer, to distraught ... Read review

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04.11.2004
Alfie (04)
Review of Alfie DVD by amileienna

Advantages: Jude Law for the girls, Sienna Miller for the boys
Disadvantages: They sent our film to America!

...appearing from the hospital. Overall Alfie is simply a light-hearted take on an old British film. Whilst this version certainly won’t be nominated for any Oscars, and won’t win any friends amongst fans of the original, it is definitely worth a viewing. *** Alfie (04), (15), 105mins ... Read review

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12.11.2004
Alfie (original 1965)
Review of Alfie DVD by obsessive

Advantages: a product of its time. highly watchable
Disadvantages: slow in places

...- and the original 1965 Alfie offers this true raw sense of realism. The re-make whilst being highly watchable and entertaining,just did not have the same effect. In the 1965 version, Alfie's guilt and self -loathing is visible, he truly did want to change his ways in that moment. ... Read review

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22.10.2007
WHATS IT ALL ABOUT ALFIE?
Review of Alfie DVD by gazzereth01

Advantages: Fantastic Cast,
Disadvantages: None

...to womanise, his name is Alfie (Jude Law) . Alfie has seduced numerous women and it's been that way for as long as he can remember and with him being selfish he wouldnt want it any different. But it wouldn't be a good film if his life didnt get turned upside down. The whole film is about Alfie questioning his carefree attitude to life and him wondering what is right for him and where to go next with funny misshappenings along the way. Alfie ... Read review

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