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Miami Vice: Season 3, Episode 20

By Hooker by Crook (20 Mar. 1987)

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Crockett finds love in the arms of a terrible actress
8 October 2012 | by (California) – See all my reviews

Carrying on Crockett's storied tradition of falling for dubious chicks, "By Hooker by Crook" has our hero vice cop getting chummy with a high society type (Melanie Griffith) who turns out to be madam, maintaining a string of prostitutes. Crockett stumbles on this particular doozy while searching for a prostitute (Vanity) who witnessed a murder at the hands of Capt. Lou Albano (oh man, watch this guy run). Also, George Takei plays a big-time underworld figure.

It's Don Johnson's second time in the director's chair, and the end result is unfortunately rather lifeless. I lay the blame squarely on the shoulders of Melanie Griffith (god, she's horrible). And there's no chemistry between Griffith and Johnson, so there's no way we should care when Crockett's love life crumbles. There's a sex scene that was clearly pushing the envelope back in 1987 ... but it doesn't mean anything because it involves Melanie Griffith. Seriously, Don, when you're helming an episode or a movie, don't cast your ex-wife!

5/10

Note: Funny thing about Crockett's wardrobe: he's worn pink for countless episodes, yet the man can't pull off purple. Go figure.
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