Drugs! Gambling! Pornography! Prostitutes!Not your average Saturday night. Experience a ... more
wild, adrenaline filled rush in the sweltering heat of Miami. Behind the palm trees, past the fast cars, in the setting of the glaring sunshine, Miami reveals its d...
Advantages: Numb/Encore Soundtrack Disadvantages: Dull, Uninspiring, Bad dialogue, Overlong
I really wanted to like Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell. I tried hard. After seeing respectable performances in Ali (Foxx) and The Recruit (Farrell) I began thinking something like "Yeah, these guys could maybe take my interest in future movies." Unfortunately for me, the next two films I saw them star in were Jarhead and S.W.A.T.. To say that I was mildly pissed off with those two films would be a huge understatement.
After sampling Michael Mann's work for the first time with the sheer brilliance that was 1995's Heat, I expected great things. After a decent opening scene in the club, aided by the Numb/Encore Linkin Park/Jay-Z mix, I thought yeah, the groundwork in MiamiVice had been set. Almost immediately after that song ended though the plot had lost me entirely; I just couldn't believe just how tedious and frustrating the rest ...
Advantages: Excellent direction Disadvantages: No plot!!!
First review on here for a long time, so be gentle with me!!! I have been doing a 'Classical Hollywood Cinema' module as part of my degree so I thought it might be an idea to have a go at a film review...
Here goes!
Plot
For those of you familiar with the original TV series, this is a cop drama following two vicesquad detectives, Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Tubbs (Jamie Foxx). The basic plot revolves around the pair infiltrating a gang of drug dealers (the FBI were supposed to be doing this but their agents are exposed as working for the FBI and therefore Miami police get involved as they are unknown to the dealers). There is also a subplot of Tubbs' girlfriend being kidnapped by white supremacists. To be honest, there isn't too much of a plot and what there is seems to be pieced together through by some very tenuous links ...
jovichick123 20.04.2007 (27.04.2007)
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Product details
Genre
Documentaries & Biographies - Documentary
Classification
Exempt
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
PINNACLE VISION; ILC PINK
Release date
24/07/2006
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
DVD 3163
Barcode
5034741316316
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Sound
Stereo
DVD Description
This documentary, which is based on the police officers who inspired the television show MIAMI VICE, shows the dangers and difficulties of keeping the streets safe. Battling drugs, prostitution, and gambling, a Miami police officer's nightly foray into the city's underbelly is always a life-threatening prospect, as displayed in this riveting program.
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