GIVE UP THIS "VICE" . Review on Miami Vice Movie

Okay, so u decided to go see miami vice .. jus to see colin farell or jamie foxx .... well the movie has mothing to offer .. the plot (which you would ve seen on tv series ) revolves around a couple of slick undercover Miami cops gettin involved in a very serious drug trade with some nasty narcotics dealers, and at the same time, attempting to get to the bottom of an apparent leak in the FBI. The boys also hook up with some chicks and act really, really, really serious the whole way through. None of the style, action and inherent fun of the TV series makes its way into the film, but I suppose they did that on purpose. Then again, why name your movie after the show if you’re not going to relate it in any way?

I was expecting to be either blown away or pulled deeply into an engaging plotline about drugs, guns, bad guys and all kinds of cool crime scenes , but about an hour into this movie, I was still wondering what the heck everyone was doing, and why I should give a shit. It felt like the entire movie was based around one drug deal, and despite the jargon sounding real, the locations looking real and most of the acting coming through (more on Gong Li later), authenticity alone does not a movie make,, I was bored stupid most of the way through this thing . The directing was cool and gritty, with Mann continuing to use digital cameras here and there, Farrell seemed to be enjoying himself as Sonny (love the moustache!), but I could have cared less about anybody else, particularly Jamie Foxx’s character, who was about as one-dimensional as they come ...

The romance between Chinese actress Gong Liand Farrell also felt forced and didn’t work for me (zero chemistry) which sucks because the second half of the film seemed to focus on that lame aspect of the picture, rather than the cool drug/crime stuff. Also, if you’re looking for action and suspense, this film is not for you, as its first gunfight shows up about 1 hour and forty-five minutes into the movie, and while a pretty cool shoot-out sequence finishes things off, most of the time people are talking, moving about (via cool cars, cool boats and cool planes) and talking some more ......... honestly didn’t care about anyone or the plotline of this movie, which generally suggests a subpar film and is exactly what we get here. but overall, the film lacked energy, excitement and an interesting plotline, all of which are elements that one simply cannot do without in a crime flick. That said, go out and rent some other movie instead and see the ultimate undercover cop flick!