Miami Vice (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers (WGA):

Michael Mann (written by)
Anthony Yerkovich (TV series)

Release Date:

28 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No Law

Plot:

Based on the 1980's TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined.

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | Detective | FBI Agent | Murder | Blood Spatter

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Sonny Crockett
Jamie Foxx	...	Ricardo Tubbs
Li Gong	...	Isabella (as Gong Li)
Naomie Harris	...	Trudy Joplin
Ciarán Hinds	...	FBI Agent Fujima
Justin Theroux	...	Detective Larry Zito
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Castillo
Luis Tosar	...	Montoya
John Ortiz	...	Jose Yero
Elizabeth Rodriguez	...	Gina Calabrese
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Detective Stan Switek
Eddie Marsan	...	Nicholas
Isaach De Bankolé	...	Neptune (as Isaach De Bankole)
John Hawkes	...	Alonzo Stevens
Tom Towles	...	Coleman

Also Known As:

Miami Vice (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

134 min | 140 min (unrated director's edition)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Cree

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:15A | Spain:13 | Germany:16 | Italy:T | France:U | USA:R (certificate #42818) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:11 | Hungary:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Belgium:KT | Argentina:13 | Malaysia:18SG | Romania:I.C.-14 | China:13 | Argentina:14 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Body Count: 23

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Crockett and Isabella go to Cuba to have mojitos, it is supposedly to La Bodeguita del Medio. The Bodeguita is in a closed-in neighborhood in Havana Vieja on a small street, about 6 blocks from the nearest docks, and with no ocean or highway view. Yet in the bar scene one can clearly make out the ocean and highways. Moreover, the Bodeguita is a tiny place with no outdoor seating, no disco-style dancing, and is mostly a sit-down restaurant with a small bar attached. It is not a "night-life" place.

Quotes:

Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: [on a shore with Isabella] This was too good to last.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Miami Vice: The Game (2006) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Anthem

Genius

The ultimate hard-men feature in this film and the action scenes are nothing short of spectacular. They are intense and electrifying as both Colin Farrel (probably the only man in recent times to pull off a handle-bar moustache) and Jamie Foxx use their full acting talents in this ferocious thriller.

During the film I could barely contain my excitement as Farrel and Foxx blast around in Ferrari's, fast-boats and much more.

The acting is flawless, the directing superb and the camera-work has exactly the same effect as Collateral, but with added sting.

Undoubtedly the best film you will see this year. At least.