Special Features:
Miami Vice Undercover � Miami & Beyond: Shooting on Location
� Visualizing Miami Vice � Behind the Scenes Featurettes � Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Michael Mann

The more I watch Michael Mann's films the more he reminds me of a modern version of Howard Hawks. Both he an Hawks share the same fascination with the "professional" and how they go about their business. In their movies the profession really doesn't matter only the details.

Miami Vice has practically zero resemblance to the original TV and that is a good thing. As with Heat and Collateral this movie feels real and like you are part of what is going on. All of the details seem right and the two set pieces at the end of the film can probably be used in tactical training they are so dead on.

I only gave this film three stars as I didn't feel it all gelled perfectly, but I have a feeling in 10 years I am going to look back at this review and wonder what the hell I was thinking only giving it three stars.

(December 2006)