"Miami Vice" - A Well-Made Failure

I've been avoiding this film for over a year due to the negative reviews. I finally checked it out recently and it really is a major disappointment. As I feared, Colin Farrell was just wrong completely as Sonny Crockett. Jamie Foxx was OK but wasn't any more memorable as Tubbs. The two completely lacked chemistry and paled in comparison to Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.

The movie lacked any sense of style and fun - two of the original series' strongest elements and while Mann was as usual visually stunning, his story lacked depth and interest. The love story between Crockett and Isabella was lame and forced and at no point did I ever really care about these characters. Instead of being Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, they could've been any old movie cops doing the things movie cops do.

Mann's a great filmmaker and like all of his films this is incredibly well made and visually impressive. However, as a whole, this film was nothing short of disappointing and fell far short of the greatness his television show often achieved.