I disagree, I don't think the storyline for MIAMI VICE wasn't good, it just wasn't anything special nor creative. Almost like something penned for television, which fans on these boards of MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE 3 just conveniently forgot to include in their reviews.

Whatever haters will, and fans of the film will have to admit, is that MIAMI VICE itself plays like a 2 hour pilot for a would-be television series of gritty cop drama violence on HBO. The problem is, the production's numerous problems(including a bloody hurricane) escalated the budget into $135 million. Opps!

Still, I think MIAMI VICE is a worthy film in Mann's filmography, much like the much-at-the-time derided CASINO was for Martin Scorsese in 1995. MIAMI VICE lacks the Shakesperean-drama epic level of duality of HEAT and COLLATERAL. Hell, even THIEF is better than MIAMI VICE. However, MIAMI VICE is truely Mann totally going commercial, for better or for worse.

I know Irishman put a bad word to the good comic book films of that sub-genre when he tried to excuse the limitations of SUPERMAN 2(either version) as for being par with that genre. With that lack of logic, then MIAMI VICE is a really great film. Its not, its just a good cop/crime movie, nothing more or less.

Remember folks, don't knock a genre to make your movie greater than it is. "For an action movie, its good" is word-fucking orgy antics for basically saying, "its a bad movie I'll defend".

Svsg, glad to see you dug CASINO ROYALE as well. The staff at AndersonVision (Sully,Me,others) all gave it high marks, and I assume it will be in the top 5 of all of our lists. Right now, its #3 behind THE DEPARTED and UNITED 93.

P.S. - Irishman, what no creative individual thoughts on VICE from you? I would like to hear it.

Ratings:

MIAMI VICE (2006) - ***1/2
SUPERMAN II (1981) - ***(More thoughts later today)
CASINO ROYALE (2006) - ****
THE FOUNTAIN (2006) - ****1/2 (Go see this movie now!)