And so... the saga continues.
The girl found her way back to me.
And I never knew it would be THIS mind-boggling.

Miami Vice
I had to see this movie twice; one time with my T-V-Vice-watching peeps, and the second with her. The first time, I saw it strictly for analysing and comparison purposes. And clearly, the small bit-humor is missing. The action, while present, wasn't exactly in abundance either. The style/substance ratio was clearly there. Colin Farrell and a tad subdued Jamie Foxx were excellent as Crockett & Tubbs. Trudy as Tubbs' love interest, well, looked a bit forced to me. The story was on point, as was the cinematography. And halfway in our discussion, my co-worker said something that pretty much summed up our initial reaction to Miami Vice:
"If you're a Vice fan, you might be a bit disappointed. We look for the action and all the characteristics of Vice, and they could be found only in the 80s. You have to appreciate Vice as Michael Mann's work to really love this movie. Otherwise, you're looking for Bad Boys II in a Collateral backdrop. Not saying it was totally bad, but it wasn't hot either..."

Bad Boys II in a Collateral backdrop. That pretty much summed up expectation for Miami Vice the first time around. And I was a bit disappointed.

Second time around, I saw it with a girl I was talking to, who is now talking to me. It's funny, because I never thought it worked that way. In any event, with fresh eyes, I began to appreciate this Vice the same way I appreciated Heat and Collateral. It may have been dragged out a bit, especially the scenes with Farrell & Gong-Li. But the T.V. series wasn't exactly perfect either. And the girl, who wasn't a Vice fan to begin with, likes the movie. So to hell with it, I'm being biased. This movie rocks! Okay okay, so it rocked for about a week; but I'm almost certain it will pick up on DVD sales, right along with seasons 3-5 of Miami Vice...
Rating: 9 out of 10