Abstract
The previous chapter described Vincent as hollow, a description that is even more apt in Miami Vice. This chapter discusses Miami Vice in relation to the 1980’s TV series of the same name, as well as Thief, Manhunter, Heat and Collateral, continuing the analysis of crime and solitude as these concerns develop across Mann’s oeuvre. Detectives James ‘Sonny’ Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Ricardo ‘Rico’ Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) have much in common with Mann’s earlier detective protagonists, but the film also demonstrates a further development of the tension between the existential guiding ethic and social engagement.
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© 2011 Vincent M. Gaine
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Gaine, V.M. (2011). Pretence and Romance in Miami Vice (2006). In: Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230348448_8
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