I decided to stick on this dvd after many years, and whilst it was better than I remembered, it's a far cry from the TV series and lacks the charm and style of the show. Other than the names of the characters, none of them are like the characters from the show, none have their own personality and it just doesn't feel like it's at all related.
The story itself is decent and does the job, but it lacks punch and is rather flat. There's not a single joke in the movie, no excitement in the action scenes and the characters have no personality, so you don't feel anything for them. There's no rollercoaster of emotions here, it's just monotone. Amongst the cast, only Jamie Foxx has a bit of charisma about him, but not enough to save this from being average.
Also, what was the point of Montoya in the movie when he's only in 3 scenes. Yero should have been the big boss instead of "middle management" when he's the main antagonist anyway.
At 2 hours, this rather drags out and there are so many more movies like this which have been done better.
Review of Miami Vice
