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Alfie (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 145

Fresh: 71

Rotten:74

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexual content, some language and drug use

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

Starring: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller

Starring: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Omar Epps, Jane Krakowski, Nia Long, Gedde Watanabe, Dick Latessa, Renee Taylor

Director: Charles Shyer

Director: Charles Shyer
Screenwriter: Elaine Pope, Charles Shyer
Producer: Elaine Pope, Charles Shyer
Composer: Mick Jagger, David A. Stewart
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Even Michael Caine's career would have gone nowhere if he had made this version of "Alfie."

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04/15/09
Cole Smithey
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02/27/09
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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

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.

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03/23/07
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

...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.

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07/15/06
David Nusair
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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01/17/06
Sydney Morning Herald

So, what's it all about? Is it still for the moment we live?

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11/18/05
Christopher Smith
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09/26/05
AV Club

...what we have here is a good old-fashioned exploitation flick disguised as high art.

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07/25/05
Uri Lessing
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[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.

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04/14/05
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

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.

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04/08/05
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

It’s like a fine cover of a classic song - familiar yet refreshingly different.

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03/14/05
David Cornelius
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September 07, 2006: Jude Law to Reprise Michael Caine Again in "Sleuth" Remake
He did it in "Alfie," and he'll do it again. Jude Law will star in the remake of the 1972 thriller, "Sleuth," as an adulterous hairdresser opposite Michael... More...

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