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DVD Alfie (Widescreen Edition)
Jude Law's Alfie, much like Michael Caine's Alfie in the 1966 original, is what you'd call an unrepentant womanizer. He beds 'em but never weds 'em, and New York provides ample opportunity to continue the process--until reality slaps him in the face. Because Jude Law is, well, Jude Law, you can see why he gets away with it as long as he does, and the actor also pulls off the usually awkward trick of narrating directly to the camera. Neither his Alfie, however, nor director Charles Shyer's remake emerges completely without scratches. Law has a Chesire Cat carnality, but he emanates too much intellect to buy him as the relatively dim bulb he's supposed to be. The film, meanwhile, is a bit soft around the edges; the whole thing would have more resonance if it wasn't quite so intent on watching the unrepentant repent. Regardless, it's a surprisingly thoughtful diversion, and there's fine work from Marisa Tomei, Nia Long, and Susan Sarandon as the women who understandably make Alfie reconsider his ways.--Steve Wiecking
Jude Law carries his own in a saucy, suave performance....
Jude Law (Closer, Cold Mountain) plays Alfie, a saucy, suave womanizer who goes around pleasing himself by sleeping with women who are not getting any from their husbands or boyfriends or just random women and so forth and he doesnt want to commit to any of them but then reality smacks him back in the face. Jude Law is fun to watch and he really gets into the role and the women are well cast in each role...Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, Only You), Sienna Miller (Layer Cake), Susan Sarandon (Elizabethtown, Bull Durham), Jane Krakowski (Ally McBeal,GO) and Nia Long (Baadaaaaas!). It doesnt have what the original 1966 Michael Caine movie he had but Law sure carries his own in this one. Also starring Omar Epps (Dracula 2000, Love & Basketball) and it was a real treat to see Gedde Watanabe (Sixteen Candles) in here....I love that guy. An alright decent remake.
solid acting but....
Acting by the entire cast was damn good. What kept this from being a keeper in my DVD collection was the script-Character conversations are a bit trite, exhibiting all the back-n-forth verbal luster of a 1950's dime store novel. Law starts out a bit rocky, perhaps owing to the "talking directly to the camera" point of view, but this soon becomes more than bearable as the film progresses- It just takes a bit of getting used to. The biggest fault in Alfie's world is his "what could have been" paranoia in relationships, always believing there is someone better out there beyond the time he spends with his current (sometimes multiple) love interests. But, at least his character goes through a progression: starting out with a carefree attitude with women, eventually mounting into a man with a bit of depth and understanding , and ultimately realizing the true importance of loving....At least I think that's where the movie was going.
"What's It All About, Alfie?" Soft, But Witty and Amusing
You cannot expect Caine's hardness of the original, which was made in the mid-60s, the time of revolution and swinging London. You could be hip and anti-social back then, but not now. The new version reflects that fact.
'Alfie' is surprisingly good with Jude Law perfectly cast as Alfie, unrepentant womanizing man who knows he is very handsome. The new film is, like the original, all about Alfie, or his lifestyle, so the story is not very important. Please keep that in mind.
[JUDE LAW IS VERY GOOD] Probably more than half of the film's (easy) charms come from Jude Law as Alfie, an Englishman in New York working as a limo driver. He meets women, sleeps with them, but somehow -- this is the point -- somehow we are led to share his views when he actually is a hopeless case of a cad. For him, dating women is workshop for showing off his views about relations, career, fashion, or sex. Just like 'Sex in the City.'
So Alfie meets many women, including Marisa Tomei, Nia Long, Jane Krakowski, Sienna Miller, and Susan Sarandon. The female characters are not particularly memorable -- they are there to provide the occasions for Alife to give humorous comments on men and women (some are directly addressed to camera), and Jude Law delivers them in his delightful, witty talk.
Alfie's too honest views on women are often selfish ones in nature, but he is very self-conscious at the same time, knowing how to convince us, and Jude Law gets easily in character. You may not like Alfie, but you still keep on watching him.
For all Jude Law's good acting, and equally good score by Mick Jagger/Dave Stewart, the newer 'Alfie' gets awfully sentimental at times. Being sentimantal is no problem at all with me, but in 'Alfie' Charles Shyer offers too many chances for Alfie to be in a tearful mood. Newer Alfie gets soft too often, and when it is boring (like some episodes about Alfie's pal Omar Epps), it is really boring.
One of the three recent remakes of Michale Caine films (after 'Get Carter' and 'The Italian Job'), 'Alfie' is not bad as you may think. Maybe mellow, but witty all the same.
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Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; Finding Neverland hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of Peter Pan take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability,... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 22 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Although it's been three years since we last saw Bridget (Renée Zellweger), only a few weeks have passed in her world. She is, as you'll remember, no longer a "singleton," having snagged stuffy but gallant Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) at the end of the 2001 film. Now she's fallen deeply in love and out of her neurotic mind with paranoia: Is Mark cheating on her with that slim, bright young thing from the law office? Will the reappearance of dashing cad Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) further spell the end of her self-confidence when they're shoved off to Thailand together for a TV travel story? If such questions also seem pressing to you, this sequel will be fairly painless, but you shouldn't expect anything fresh. Director Beeban Kidron and her screenwriters--all four of them!--are content... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Renée Zellweger - Colin Firth - Hugh Grant Director(s): Beeban Kidron DVD Release Date: Released the 22 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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With Sideways, Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Storytelling) has become an unlikely but engaging romantic lead. Struggling novelist and wine connoisseur Miles (Giamatti) takes his best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church, Wings) on a wine-tasting tour of California vineyards for a kind of extended bachelor party. Almost immediately, Jack's insatiable need to sow some wild oats before his marriage leads them into double-dates with a rambunctious wine pourer (Sandra Oh, Under the Tuscan Sun) and a recently divorced waitress (Virginia Madsen, The Hot Spot)--and Miles discovers a little hope that he hasn't let himself feel in a long time. Sideways is a modest but finely tuned film; with gentle compassion, it explores the failures, struggles, and... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Alexander Payne DVD Release Date: Released the 05 April 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Like its predecessor Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve is a piffle of a caper, a preposterous plot given juice and vitality by a combination of movie star glamour and the exuberant filmmaking skill of director Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, The Limey). The heist hijinks of the first film come to roost for a team of eleven thieves (including the glossy mugs of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, and Don Cheadle), who find themselves pursued not only by the guy they robbed (silky Andy Garcia), but also by a top-notch detective (plush Catherine Zeta-Jones) and a jealous master thief (well-oiled Vincent Cassel) who wants to prove that team leader Danny Ocean (dapper George Clooney) isn't the best in the field. As if all that star power weren't enough--and the... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Steven Soderbergh DVD Release Date: Released the 12 April 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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