I was able to see Miami Vice a day earlier than planned and as promised I am doing a blog that contains no spoilers in it. I will write general things and observations. First, Miami Vice the tv series was created with a simple concept in mind, and that was to create a music video that contained a plot. In others words, the plot was based entirely around the music. I am a huge fan of the show and I had to forget that fact and judge the movie based soley on it's own merits. With that said the movie had good points and several bad points. First the good, Collin Farrel and Jamie Foxx captured the characters of Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs brilliantly. They understood their characters and nailed their personalities with no problem. Secondly, the plot stayed true to the Miami Vice legend in that it had all the action, drama, and twists that made the show great! Now for the bad points. These are subtle in nature and only a die hard fan would pick up on these points. The movie lost the Miami Vice feel in the sense that it lost the music video with a plot concept and did not open the movie in true Miami Vice style. Secondly, there was a huge character deviation in the movie vs the tv series. Fans of the tv series will know what I'm talking about. In closing the over all picture was great if you are new to Miami Vice and good with some disappointment for die hard fans. I would definitely go and see it and I'm glad that I did and will leave it up to the individual to make up their own mind.
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