Miami Vice (2006) - Michael Mann, Pieter Jan Brugge | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and R

Publish date: 2024-08-16
Miami Vice

Miami Vice (2006)

Release Date - Jul 28, 2006 (USA)  |   Run Time - 132 min.  |   Countries - Germany, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R

Synopsis by Mark Deming

Writer and director Michael Mann updates the groundbreaking television crime series he created in the 1980s with this stylish thriller. Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) and Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) are two police detectives working undercover in Florida; Tubbs is smart, cool, and resourceful, while Crockett has his own way of doing things, though he stays close enough to the rules to stay out of trouble. Their latest assignment is to get the goods on Arcangel de Jesus Montoya (Luis Tosar), a local drug kingpin whose men are believed to be responsible for a handful of recent murders. In order to infiltrate Montoya's operation, Tubbs and Crockett pose as powerboat racers willing to use their talents to pilot drug-smuggling ships for the right price. The detectives' ruse works, but as they dig deeper into Montoya's inner circle, they become involved in a dangerous operation that will take them to Haiti and Cuba, where neither the Miami Police Force nor the United States government can help them if things go wrong. Crockett also begins walking a risky path when he begins an affair with Isabella (Gong Li), a woman high up in Montoya's organization. Miami Vice marked Michael Mann's third consecutive directorial effort with Jamie Foxx after Ali and Collateral.

Characteristics

Keywords

drug-bust, drug-dealer, drug-lord, girlfriend, police-detective, undercover

Attributes

High Budget

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