Iwas left utterly cold by Michael Mann's Miami Vice back in 2006 - now I think it's one of his best works. Michael Mann's movies tend to follow a certain formula. Most belong to the crime genre, they're extensively researched and tend to feature at least at least a couple of stunning setpieces.

They're also surprisingly existential and emotional, where their antihero characters ponder their own place in the universe. The Heat shootout is the most iconic sequence of Mann's career, of course, but every one of his movies has something to recommend it - even his bizarre Nazi horror The Keep rocks.

Mann was also heavily involved with Miami Vice , the '80s cop show that transformed television. Its likable leads and slick, cinematic presentation gave viewers a mini-movie each we

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