A decent film, although it seemed to be directed by a Michael Mann wannabe, not the Mann himself. Very light on real character development, but Foxx and Farrel are good enough. The plot felt contrived and forced at times, but the intense shootouts here and there kept it alive.
Sadly, Mr. Mann has also fallen victim to the recent plague of freehand camera use throughout 75% of this movie. I feel like every movie I've seen so far this year, save for maybe A Scanner Darkly, has overused the freehand method, a trend that was perhaps set off by Steven Soderbergh with the release of Traffic in 2000. We may be looking at our first defining characteristic of new millenium cinema.
Overall, Miami Vice, despite its many flaws, and the seeming absence of any real Michael Mann flair, is still a solid shoot-em-up picture, and one of the better films of the year so far.
