Alfie (2004)
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 5, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $13,351,235
Synopsis: Jude Law stars in this trenchant dramatic-comedy, a remake of the 1966 British counterculture classic that launched the career of Michael Caine. This version is set in New York City and is pumped up with giddy, cleverly experimental editing. The story has Alfie (Law), a Don Juan-esque limo... Jude Law stars in this trenchant dramatic-comedy, a remake of the 1966 British counterculture classic that launched the career of Michael Caine. This version is set in New York City and is pumped up with giddy, cleverly experimental editing. The story has Alfie (Law), a Don Juan-esque limo driver, speaking directly to the camera as he seduces the lovely ladies of the city. Eventually he's forced to take stock of the damage he's caused, and acknowledge the emptiness at the core of his chosen lifestyle. Playing the role of Alfie requires a fine balancing act from Law--he must be so charming that he seduces both the audience and himself, while also conveying the self-delusion and sadness at the character's core--and Law is up for the challenge, expertly conveying glimpses of the unfathomed depth beneath his polished shallowness. Equally good are his array of conquests, including Marisa Tomei as a single mom, Sienna Miller as a mood-swinging party girl, and Susan Sarandon as a rich older woman. A soundtrack by Mick Jagger and David Stewart (Eurythmics) adds liberal dollops of self-aware rock & roll melancholy. Dick Latessa is great as an old man who offers Alfie some sage advice, and Omar Epps plays the screwed-over limo driving buddy. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Omar Epps
Screenwriter: Elaine Pope, Charles Shyer
Producer: Elaine Pope, Charles Shyer
Composer: Mick Jagger, David A. Stewart
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 15, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 16.9
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1.
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- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- Featurettes - 1.
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- Deleted Scenes
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
Text/Image Galleries:
- Production Notes
- Script
- Storyboard
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Reviews
Law, though lacking the more rugged masculinity and raw sensuality of Caine's alluring Alfie, gets by here on sheer sexual enthusiasm and that unmistakable ready-for-duty party animal mentality.
...Alfie - when you get right down to it - isn't a terribly likable character, something that certainly makes it difficult to actually care about his fate.
...what we have here is a good old-fashioned exploitation flick disguised as high art.
When Caine saw symbols of mortality, they were glimpsed from the corner of the eye and largely ignored. When Law sees them, he stares, ruminates, falls apart.
[Law's] timeless good looks and effortless charisma make him the kind of leading man that Hollywood would produce from genetic experiments if they could.
It’s tough to warm to a guy who doesn’t give a damn about anyone but himself, particularly when you’re supposed to be his closest confidante.
It’s like a fine cover of a classic song - familiar yet refreshingly different.
While it's hard to replicate the pathos of the original, the very handsome Jude Law makes the remake eminently watchable.
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