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Alfie (2004) 6.1
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Metascore: 49/100
Reviews: 139 user | 131 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions. Director:Charles Shyer |
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Cast
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| Renée Taylor | ... |
Lu Schnitman
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In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated R for sexual content, some language and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 November 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Untitled Alfie Remake See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$129,464 (South Africa) (18 February 2005)Gross:
$182,412 (South Africa) (25 February 2005)Company Credits
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(1978)
Written by Cecil D. Womack (as Cecil Womack), Linda M. Womack (as Linda Womack) & Gip Noble
Performed by Teddy Pendergrass
Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records
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Trivia
Director Charles Shyer was inspired by the skinny suits that the Beatles wore in A Hard Day's Night for Alfie's wardrobe and the brown sweater that Alfie wears in several scenes was Jude Law's own. See more »Goofs
Right after the flower shop scene, Alfie rides his scooter to Liz's place. Only the flowers are not in the basket or anywhere on the scooter. Yet as he comes around the corner of the stairs towards the apartment, he has the flowers in his hand. See more »Crazy Credits
The Paramount logo at the beginning of the film is tinted pink. See more »Soundtracks
"Love T.K.O."(1978)
Written by Cecil D. Womack (as Cecil Womack), Linda M. Womack (as Linda Womack) & Gip Noble
Performed by Teddy Pendergrass
Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records
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... as I haven't (FAR too young when it originally came out!), and can judge the movie without preconceptions, it's actually quite, quite good. From others' comments, I believe this should be called a reconception rather than a remake - and face it, if they followed the original, time-bound character/plot, it really WOULDN'T work today - so there is no sense in decrying that this isn't slavish to the Caine version. On its own terms, the movie is very stylish, with excellent cinematography, directing and editing, and the acting is top-notch across the board [For Broadway aficionados, look for Tony winners Jefferson (I Am My Own Wife) Mays as the Doctor and Hairspray's Dick Latessa as Joe].
Law is disarmingly charming as Alfie, and that goes a long way in selling the character, and making his attitude towards women somewhat tolerable. Of the women, Sarandon {looking incredible for 58! ... and delivering her final coup de grace with devilish elan], Long, Krakowski and especially (surprisingly?) Law's current squeeze Miller all make strong impressions. Tomei is OK, but is really neither attractive or special enough to justify Law's interest in her [and his fixation on her young son is a little creepy/unbelievable for such a womanizer]. The substitution of the interracial dalliance with Long for the abortion is a stroke of genius, as it will probably have the same 'shocking' effect for some in the audience. Yes, the direct address is a little jarring at times, but is necessary and DOES follow the original.
On the minus side, the Mick Jagger/Dave Stewart music DOESN'T work, but Joss Stone's remake of the title song is effective. If you can forget, or better yet, haven't seen the original to compare this version to, I think you will find it a very entertaining, relevant movie (compared to most Hollywood remake dreck). I wouldn't even be surprised to find this garnering quite a few Oscar noms (given this year's weak field) come the end of the year... Give it a chance.