Alfie

Actually, I think this is an excellent movie, and that with time critics will appreciate just how remarkable it is. First, it is a rarity in that it successfully updates an original that, while ahead of its time at its... Full review

Remakes are always a problem for the critic, whether or not he or she has seen the original. Here we have an American remake in 2004 of a British film made by Lewis Gilbert in 1966, itself an adaptation of... Full review

Jude Law undoubtedly captures the character of Alfie, the carefree playboy womaniser. Although not as good as the original, this remake is pretty good.Packed with sexy women, Alfie takes us on a journey through his life of fun, excitement, disappointment... Full review

This movie was more hyped up than what it should have been. Jude does an outstanding acting performance with this character Alfie. He makes him seem so realistic, but in the long run the movie doesn't touch the audience as it... Full review

The movie started pretty boring actually, didn't seems to be watching a movie, because Judelaw(alfie) was the narrator and at the same time the character in the movie, so he is the hot seeking bachelor, that errrr... pretty much "shot" a... Full review

The original 'Alfie,' released in 1966, was considered a revelation for its frank and somewhat dark portrait of the life of a cockney rake, and can now be seen as somewhat prophetic, as it predated (and in some ways helped... Full review

Film remakes always represent a problem when you try to evaluate them, because they usually ride on the tail of a material that was already filmed in a successful manner. These films simply come with a baggage; no matter how... Full review

Oh, what a powerful film the original Alfie was. What amazing creativity, themes, and structure it had! It was enjoyable to watch because Caine has this uncanny ability to bring you into his world. He is so calm and "everyday" that... Full review

In the words of Sean Penn "Jude Law is one of the best actors we got" I agree, so what the hell is he doing? The film is so ill conceived that I'm not even going to talk about it, but... Full review

Alfie is a movie that leaves you hanging for the ending and then serves you nothing. It was funny at times. Other times it was a bit sad, and lonely. Kind of has the feel High Fidelity meets Love Actually in... Full review

Nevertheless, Law seems undaunted as he lends Alfie a more sympathetic persona, and he has a ball talking to the camera about Alfies philosophy and his women. In this version, Alfies hunting ground has been changed from London to Manhattan, which gives the film a more sophisticated look. ... Full Review

But it's the way Alfie addresses the camera, working his charm while candidly peeling back the curtain on his psychological cogs, that gives this film its magnetism. While Alfie thankfully doesn't kowtow to the looming specter of a conventional happy ending ... Full Review

But it's the way Alfie addresses the camera, working his charm while candidly peeling back the curtain on his psychological cogs, that gives this film its magnetism. While "Alfie" thankfully doesn't kowtow to the looming specter of a conventional happy ending, Shyer does make one conspicuous miscalculation in the form of an extraneous character whose only purpose is to deliver unforgivable clichés of unnecessary advice. ... Full Review

It is likely that reviews of Alfie will be divided along gender and generation lines, or based on each (re)viewer's sex and relationship history, but that makes it a great date movie. Law is a tremendous performer, and he handles the second-person narrationa difficult technique for film actorsexceptionally well. ... Full Review

All the actresses are fantastic in their roles as birds that Alfie has captured. Jane Krakowski does a superb job as a lonely wife who loves to make love to Alfie. ... Full Review

The 2004 version of stars Jude Law in the title role. He plays a womanizing limo driver who realizes that his life, which mostly consists of bedding an endless string of women who ultimately mean nothing to him, is going... ... Full Article

Jude Law believes his 2004 film Alfie would have been more successful if he was JudY Law.The remake of the 1966 Michael Caine film only made $13million at the US box office despite costing a reported $60million to make. ... Full Article

Alfie Alfie , to elicit anything more than a yawn. And though this modern-day Alfie, who works as a NYC limo driver, carouses until the wee hours of the morning, his didactic comeuppance is so wearisomely preordained that there's little... ... Full Article

Jude Law ( Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ) is irrefutably charming as unrepetant womanizer Alfie Elkins... maybe a bit more genuinely, warmly charming than Alfie should be, actually. ... Full Article

Reviewed by Joshua Tyler : 2004-10-21 08:46:18 A remake of the 1966 Michael Caine film, I wasnt expecting anything great from the 2004 version of Alfie . I think Id forgotten just how brilliant Jude Law can be. ... Full Article