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161 Alfie
[2004]
Screenplay Elaine Pope & Charles Shyer
Based on ‘Alfie’ by Bill Naughton
Director Charles Shyer
Cinematography Ashley Rowe
Music Mick
Jagger, John Powell & Dave Stewart
Leads Jude
Law, Sienna Miller, Susan Sarandon, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps, Nia Long, Jane
Krakowski, Dick Latessa
Production Paramount Pictures, Patalex Productions
IMDb 6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 48%
This
film made me wonder why it’s so difficult to get into the film world, know what
I mean? Who doesn’t love a film about a cocky misogynist? One who gets what he
deserves for once too. I sound bitter don’t I. And I apologize. But I didn’t
like the way this film tried to make us feel sorry for someone who was in the
wrong with most of the things he did. He treated women kindly to their faces
but the old cliché ‘actions speak louder than words’ couldn’t be truer. I
suppose the movie itself is not misogynistic – the female figures are strong
and independent, making their own decisions largely at Alfie’s expense. I wasn’t
sure what the point of this movie was. We met Alfie (Law), a single, suave
British man working as a limo driver, as a promiscuous young man. By the end of
the film, we leave him having learned a few things, having treated his close
friends and a few women badly, and yet that’s it. Did I miss something? People
seem to rate the original Alfie with Michael Caine a lot better so maybe
I should watch that. Despite the pointless plot the cast did their best. Jude
Law was so self-assured I wanted to punch my TV every time his face was on
screen so ‘fair-dos’ to him. The beautiful quartet of Tomei, Sarandon, Miller and
Long taught Alfie the lessons he fully deserved. Nearly not worth a review.
Caine (and Abel) over Law (and Order).
Acting 3 / 4
Writing 1 / 4
Cinematography 2 / 4
Music 3 / 4
HWF rating 1.5 / 4
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