hello there
last night i watched the trailer for this film version of Miami Vice. i kind of clung to a hope that, as Michael Mann was involved, it would be OK, and not a blasphemy against the original TV series. i seem to be wrong, very wrong.
i could almost be persuaded that one could kind of survive the concept of seeing Colin Farrel play Crocket. almost - if one had some sort of brain melt and forgot how excellent Don Johnson was in the role, then Farrel would not seem to be too bad. but unforgivable is Jamie Foxx as Tubbs. he just looks so wrong and so far out of his depth it is not funny.
the greatest obscenity of all, however, is reserved for the soundtrack. there was no hint whatsoever of the music of Jan Hammer audiable at all. for many people the music was Miami Vice. instead they have opted for some horrendous, sampled hip hop nonsense on the trailer. oh dear, so much for substance and style being at the core of the concept.
will i watch the film? probably, but i will complain all throughout it and complain a great deal afterwards. and they say Jeffrey Barnard is unwell......
be excellent to each other, ie reccomend the original Miami Vice to people who you suspect will blindly watch this pale imitation.
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