Miami Vice Trailer is Out
Not to be overly dramatic, but Miami Vice changed my life.In 1984 I was pretty much a normal nerd-like boy without any particular aspirations. If 14 year old me had to answer the "what do you want to be when you grow up" question, I would have said Marine Biologist.
Seriously.
Then I saw the Miami Vice pilot.
Ever since then I have wanted to be a writer.
The show changed me in other ways, it introduced me to a style and demeanor that I could relate to. Growing up in West Allis in the early 80's, the hipest thing you would ever run into on the radio, tv, or on the street is John Fogerty.
Miami Vice brought a whole new world into my living room.
Well, Michael Mann and Anthony Yerkovich have resurected their time-sensitive work of art as a movie set in modern times. Unlike other 70's and 80's retreads, this effort appears to be an actual "remake", taking place in modern day Miami, not Miami of the 80's.
You might wonder, ...if you take the pastels and Jan Hammer music away, aren't you taking away everything that made Miami Vice unique?
Sorta. The other thing that made Miami Vice special was the suprisingly gritty and violent storylines, the arthouse camerawork, the melding of music into the scene, and the crazy cowboy atmosphere where often the cops were the bad guys, and certain criminal informants, the good guys.
Anyway, check out the trailer. It's on the Bacardi site right now, so you gotta tell them you are over 18 to see it.
Good things about it:
Possibly the best female actress on the planet (and an author), Gong Li is the villain. She also might be Tubb's love interest (see for yourself in the trailer).
The new Gina (Elizabeth Rodriguez) is cute, as is the new Trudy.
Bad things:
THIS is Castillo? Looks like a big step down from Edward James Olmos, not to mention the guy isn't even latin!
Switek and Zito maintain their general body types, I guess. But they are no longer the ugly, normal guy, screw-ups they once were.
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