Miami Vice (2006)

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.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Michael Mann, Anthony Yerkovich (TV series)

Stars:

Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Li Gong

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born Intel analyst Trudy, as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett [to the untrained eye, his presentation may seem unorthodox, but procedurally, he is sound] is charismatic and flirtatious until - while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group - he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The best undercover identity is oneself with the volume turned up and restraint unplugged. The intensity of the case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one - especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves.

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Plot Keywords:

undercover | detective | fbi | drug dealer | fbi agent | 

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Taglines:

No Order

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

UIP [hu] United International Pictures [de]

Country:

USA Germany Paraguay Uruguay

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

28 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Corrupción en Miami

Filming Locations:

Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay

Box Office

Budget:

$135,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$48,525 (Chile) (29 September 2006)

Gross:

$132,120 (Chile) (13 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Motion Picture ETA Produktionsgesellschaft, Forward Pass

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min 140 min (unrated director's edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the firearms used in the film include the Barret M82A1 .50 sniper rifle, the Heckler & Koch G36C and G3A3 assault rifles, a Heckler & Koch HK69 40mm grenade launcher, a Benelli M4 Super 90 12-gauge semiautomatic shotgun, a SIG SG 552, a Remington M24 sniper rifle, and a Colt M4A1 carbine.

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Goofs

The black Dodge Charger has a SRT badge on the front grill meaning it has a 6.1L V8 engine. On the side quarter panels it say 3.5, which means the car would have a V6. Also the head restraints in the SRT model are stitched and read "SRT 8". This "SRT" doesn't have this on the seats, nor does it have SRT spoiler on the trunk.

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Quotes

José Yero: Who you run loads for? Cause other than Nicholas, who the fuck knows you?
Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett: My mommy and daddy know me...

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Crazy Credits

Although there were no opening credits in the theatrical release, the Unrated Director's Cut contains credits over a new sequence that opens the film. Once the credits are done, the film begins in the nightclub scene that opened the theatrical version.

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Connections

Edited into Going Deep Undercover with 'Miami Vice' (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Anthem"
Written and Performed by Moby
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group / Mute Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Cop thriller for adults

While this is called 'Miami Vice' and has the same names as the characters from the TV show, thats where the similarities end. This is a no nonsense undercover cop thriller. There are no 'buddy cops', wisecracks, car chases, or O.T.T action, so the casual movie goer is going to be a little bemused by what they are seeing. But fans of Michael Mann's work will be in seventh heaven, because this has all the director's trademarks.

There's some stunning camera-work (A lot of it digital), and some beautifully rendered sequences in this and some explosive action (But don't go expecting 'Lethal weapon' style action.) The trailer park stand off with the white supremacists was my favourite scene and an abject lesson in how to put suspense on screen.

Performances are all very good, right down to the smaller parts and the plot demands attention. I found the films running time flew by. Its so refreshing to see a cop thriller for adults, with no silliness and one that doesn't insult the audiences intelligence.

Best film so far this year.