Miami Vice (2006)

Miami Vice is a 2006 action film based on the popular series of the same name that aired from 1984 to 1989. It stars Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell. The film was written and directed by Michael Mann (the director of the 1995 film Heat and produced the original Miami Vice show).

Plot
Miami cops James "Sonny" Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) go after a group of Colombian drug dealers.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The film is not faithful to the source material.
 * 2) The show did not have a lot of raw language.
 * 3) Our two leads have little to no chemistry.
 * 4) Boring action scenes.
 * 5) A lot of pointless appearances by Gong Li, Naomie Harris among others.
 * 6) Despite Michael Mann being a producer on the original show, his writing was poor.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The film actually did have a potential of being a cool adaptation of a popular show from the 1980s made by Universal Studios.
 * 2) There is an unrated cut which reinserts multiple scenes.
 * 3) Great music, including "In The Air Tonight" by Nonpoint and Felix da Housecat's remix of "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone.
 * 4) The visual style is amazing to look at.
 * 5) The cinematography is pretty good.

Reception
Miami Vice got primarily mixed reviews from critics, audiences and fans alike. The film currently holds a 46% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a critic consensus that reads "Miami Vice is beautifully shot but the lead characters lack the charisma of their TV series counterparts, and the underdeveloped story is well below the standards of Michael Mann's better films." On Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper gave the film a favorable review while guest critic Jay Leno gave the film a thumbs down. Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times stated in his review, "While the moviemaking in Miami Vice is impeccable as always, its story finally turns out to be too flimsy a reed to support all of the weight put on it." Annlee Ellingson of Boxoffice Magazine described the film as "a joyless viewing experience."

Box Office
The film opened up at number one on its opening weekend grossing $25.7 domestically and later made $63.5 million in the US and Canada. In overseas territories, the film made $100,344,039. Overall, the film grossed $164 million worldwide against an estimated budget of $135 million.