While this new Alfie is far from PC, giving him even an ounce of sympathy misses the point.
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11/05/04
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Alfie (2004)
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Reviews Counted:146
Fresh:72
Rotten:74
Average Rating:5.5/10
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... [More]
Starring: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller
Director: Charles Shyer
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Reviews for Alfie
The script comes across as a misogynistic mess and the performance, although consistently good, can't overcome the diluted material.
11/05/04
Alfie is a total knockout of a movie: stylish, well-crafted and well-performed. It also manages simultaneously to be a cautionary tale for Casanovas everywhere.
11/05/04
a big-screen version of 'Sex and the City' with Jude Law as the sort of character Carrie Bradshaw might have become if she'd spiked her martinis with plenty of testosterone.
11/05/04
Law is a talented actor trapped in a male model body. He makes us care about this cad we shouldn't give a flip about through his ability to charm and disarm.
11/05/04
Jude Law is perfect for the role in every way, matching Caine's charms note for note, and only besting the maestro with his disarming good looks.
11/05/04
Jude Law stars in a cute, disposable remake based on a cruel, unforgettable '60s classic.
11/04/04
Alfie plays more like a Republican cautionary tale from the 80s warning against illegitimate parenting, abortion and diseases that infect your penis.
11/04/04
Law is unconvincing as a roué, the script is juvenile and the directing is bereft of inspiration. I was expecting something dreadful but it wasn’t that good.
11/04/04
It's a true joy to watch Susan Sarandon, who reprises Shelley Winters' role, deliver Alfie his due, and newcomer Sienna Miller does an excellent turn as a downward-spiraling party girl.
11/04/04
It feels more like a studio-bred plan to exploit a familiar library title than an attempt by filmmakers to find a fresh approach at retelling a favorite story.
11/04/04
This ode to the joy of chain smoking would make a great cigarette infomercial if tobacco companies were still allowed to show such things.
11/04/04
He seems to be one part Alfie from the 1960s and the other part, well, multiplex star drone. There's nothing authentic about this London lad.
11/04/04
Top CriticThat the movie succeeds about half of the time is tribute to its mature recognition of sexual cause and effect.
11/04/04
Though he's highly irresponsible, this Alfie is not quite a calculating heel, which makes the material go down easier while blunting the point.
11/04/04
Top CriticAlfie is such smooth, crisp entertainment, you barely even notice it has nothing new to say.
11/04/04
The story floats along in a philosophical swamp of empowerment mythology, theraspeak and materialism-as-personality that's as contemporary as Oprah's self-esteem empire.
11/04/04
Top CriticWith Alfie, it's all about displacement.
11/04/04
Top CriticThe newly remade Alfie does for Jude Law what the 1966 original accomplished for Michael Caine: It makes him a star.
11/04/04
Top CriticFrom the perspective of pure entertainment, Alfie is never boring and always easy on the eyes.
11/04/04
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