I've seen Michael Mann's films "The Wire" and "Murder by Borrowing a Knife". The style is very obvious, and so is "Miami Vice". Regardless of whether the film is good or bad, the tone, image style, soundtrack, and lines are all his. work.
As far as the three films I've watched, I can get Michael Mann's style very well. Michael Mann is clearly a director who likes/is good at making men's plays. The men in his films are all cool, and the women are optional and are essentially subordinate to men. If there is an antagonistic relationship between the two male protagonists, the director's ability will be more exerted, and this tension forms a core of his film.
On the other hand, I also like his video style, including the soundtrack. "Miami Vice" is not his good work, but if you go to see the stills, you can see the explosion.
Speaking of "Miami Vice", it's really regrettable that this film was able to flutter back then, what a high configuration. The director who is not old, Colin Farrell who is on the rise, Jamie Foxx, who has just won the actor and is working with him for the second time, and Gong Li who has started to break into Hollywood, and the story itself is adapted from the director's famous work. TV show of the same name. Everything seems to logically point to a successful work, comparable to or even surpassing "The Wire". As a result, everything fell on the script, and the IQ of the South American semi-military criminal group went offline so quickly it was surprising. The actors are naturally not as good as the showdown between the two best actors in "The Wire", but they are also good actors, but several characters did not find that kind of tension, Gong Li and Colin felt a little timid somehow. The shootout that was supposed to be the climax also meant a hasty end, making people wonder where the $100 million budget was spent that year.
All in all, it's a pity.
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