MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This remake of Lewis Gilbert's 1966 film of the same name features Jude Law filling the shoes Michael Caine once wore in the title role of Alfie. As with the original, Law occasionally speaks directly to the camera while his character talks of the opposite sex. Under the direction of Charles Shyer, Alfie follows a charming, if morally lacking, womanizer from one bed to the next. While his actions arise more from nonchalance than malice, Alfie nonetheless faces a moral dilemma when considering that he's impregnated one of his latest girlfriends. Alfie also includes performances from Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, and Nia Long. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
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  • Commentary by writer/director Charles Shyer and film editor Padraic McKinley
  • Commentary by writer/director Charles Shyer and writer/producer Elaine Pope
  • Round Table - An intimate discussion on the film's production, hosted by writer/director Charles Shyer
  • The World of Alfie
  • The Women of Alfie
  • Alfie: Deconstruction of a scene
  • Gedde Watanabe dance footage with optional commentary by Charles Shyer and Elaine Pope
  • Let the Music In
  • Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Charles Shyer and Padraic McKinley
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Script gallery
  • Production gallery
  • Storyboard gallery
  • Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs
  • Dolby Digital English 5.1 surround
  • Dolby Digital French 5.1 surround
  • Dolby Digital English 2.0 surround
  • English subtitles
  • Spanish subtitles

AWARDS

• Broadcast Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Song - 2004 (Dave Stewart, Mick Jagger)
•     Nominated Best Soundtrack - 2004

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Won Best Original Song - 2004 (Dave Stewart, Mick Jagger)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Jude Law - Alfie
       Marisa Tomei - Julie
       Omar Epps - Marlon
       Nia Long - Lonette
       Jane Krakowski - Dorie
       Sienna Miller - Nikki
       Susan Sarandon - Liz
       Renée Taylor - Lu Schnitman
       Dick Latessa - Joe
       Jefferson Mays - Dr. Miranda Kulp
       Gedde Watanabe - Wing
       Graydon Carter

• Director:

  Charles Shyer

• Producer:

  Charles Shyer, Elaine Pope

• Play Author:

  Bill Naughton

• Screenwriter:

  Charles Shyer, Elaine Pope

• Cinematographer:

  Ashley Rowe, George Motz

• Composer (Music Score):

  Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, John Powell

• Editor:

  Padraic McKinley

• Production Designer:

  Sophie Becher

• Supervising Art Director:

  Ricky Eyres

• Art Director:

  Suttirat Anne Larlarb, Alan Gilmore, Joanna Foley, Marc Homes

• Executive Producer:

  Sean Daniel, Diana Phillips

• Costume Designer:

  Beatrix Aruna Pasztor

• Set Decorator:

  Ellen Christiansen, Penny Crawford

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Drew Kunin, David Crozier

• First Assistant Director:

  Cliff Lanning

• Casting:

  Nina Gold, Mindy Marin

• Musical Performer:

  Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Mike Prestwood Smith, Matthew Gough

REVIEW:

• Jude Law is not just a character actor trapped in the body of a leading man, he is a character actor trapped in the body of a male supermodel. Although he has successfully used his looks to his advantage in the roles he has played (Gigolo Joe in A.I. and his narcissistic hedonist in The Talented Mr. Ripley), Alfie represents the first time a film he appears in suffers from his looks and charm. Alfie is forever addressing the camera, taking the audience into his confidence and being just as charming towards the viewer as he is to his various female conquests in the film. The problem is that Law is so appealing a screen presence that the audience will not be able to work up enough disgust toward him. For the film's heavy-handed ending to have the power it should the audience has to believe that Alfie will be living the rest of his life alone, and Law is unable to make the audience believe that. For this reason, Jude Law's performance cannot match the emotional depth of Michael Caine's original conception of the character, but it does recall another cinematic philosopher who preached living the good life -- he's a randy, selfish Ferris Bueller. While it is pleasurable to spend time with the character, the emptiness of the film makes that pleasure fleeting. In the end, the audience gets about as much out of their time with Alfie as the women in the film do. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi