Fresh
This somber action picture bravely defies expectations and gives us something wholly new.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Miami Vice
No Law. No Rules. No Order.
2006 · 2h 12m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Mann
Overview
A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox Crockett gets involved romantically with the Chinese-Cuban wife of a trafficker of arms and drugs, while Tubbs deals with an assault on those he loves.
Director and cast
- Michael Mann Director
- Jamie Foxx as Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- Colin Farrell as Det. James 'Sonny' Crockett
- Naomie Harris as Det. Trudy Joplin
- Gong Li as Isabella
- Luis Tosar as Montoya
- John Ortiz as José Yero
- Justin Theroux as Zito
- Ciarán Hinds Cast
- Barry Shabaka Henley Cast
- Elizabeth Rodriguez Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
47%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mann is the master of nighttime digital photography, and he fills the screen with stunning images and some intricately choreographed shoot-out scenes that I just loved.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Miami Vice isn't perfect, but it is perfectly mesmerizing.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Fresh
I enjoyed Mr. Mann's new Miami Vice from its first ravishing frame to the last, but I can't say that very much of it made sense -- but then, neither do the daily headlines.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
It's business as usual for Mann. Truly terrific.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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