I admit it.  One of my many vices is a love for all things Miami Vice.  When the show originally aired, I watched it faithfully.  I had a couple Miami Vice posters and even bought the “series” (only about 20 episodes were made available) on VHS tape.  I remember in junior high school, we had a semi-formal dance and all the guys in our class bought Sonny Crockett-style blazers and wore colorful t-shirts underneath.  If I could’ve grown stubble, I’d have perpetually worn a five o’clock shadow.

Michael Mann was the executive producer and creative genius behind Miami Vice.  Previously he had written great crime stories such as Thief, starring James Caan, and Manhunter, the precursor to Silence of the Lambs, but has since perfected his writing with Heat, starring Robert Deniro and Al Pacino, which he also directed.  He has also directed Collateral, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.  Both films feature explosive scenes, vibrant colors, and panoramic camera angles that only Mann could provide.

So, when I heard Jamie Foxx in an interview discuss that Michael Mann had tapped him to act in yet a third Mann film (the second being Ali with Will Smith) and play the role of Rico Tubbs in a big screen adaptation of Miami Vice, I took particular notice.  The movie also stars Colin Farrell as Sonny Crocket and is set to be released this summer.  The web site features a great teaser trailer that you can download and see what all the fuss is about.

http://www.miamivice.com/main.html

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.”
Abraham Lincoln