You Belong To The Suburbs
30 Jul
As much as I idolized Don Johnson in the mid-’80s, you would think that I would have been first in line this weekend when ‘Miami Vice‘ premiered. I would have thought so as well, until I saw the trailers… and lost all interest.
If the movie had been called anything else, the lead characters been named anything other than Crockett and Tubbs, the setting been anywhere but Miami, I would have been more on board. I love crime dramas. Amanda’s got me hooked on ‘Criminal Minds,’ and I don’t mind the occasional ‘CSI’ (although I eagerly await the debut of ‘CSI: Dubuque’). Mann’s work in ‘Heat’ and ‘Collateral’ was nothing short of genius. So, why did my brain just reject the Colin Farrell / Jamie Foxx ‘Vice’ off the bat?
On a tangent (because I feel like I’m cheating you, gentle readers, if I don’t give you your half-hour’s worth), go immediately to your video store or NetFlix and get ‘Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.’ It’s easily one of the best movies I’ve seen recently, and should not have been released and ignored by mainstream media. It’s damned funny, pretty smart, and wholly entertaining.
There’s light coming in the window from outside. Not much longer, now.
I also enjoyed ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ although it was slow at times – but the funny scenes are FUNNY – which makes up for the slow points.
I am also addicted to Criminal Minds – mainly because I was a fan of Mandy Patinkin who was on the cancelled show ‘Dead Like Me.’ If you like dark humor then watch ‘Dead Like Me’ and enjoy.
I may take a chance on ‘Miami Vice’ but may end up waiting until the dollar show or DVD.