Alfie (2004)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers (WGA):

Bill Naughton (play)
Bill Naughton (earlier screenplay)

Release Date:

5 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A player until he got played

Plot:

A cockney womanizer learns the hard way about the dangers of his actions.

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Sex | Limousine | Single Mother | British

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jude Law	...	Alfie
Renée Taylor	...	Lu Schnitman (as Renee Taylor)
Jane Krakowski	...	Dorie
Jeff Harding	...	Phil
Marisa Tomei	...	Julie
Kevin Rahm	...	Terry
Max Morris	...	Max
Omar Epps	...	Marlon
Nia Long	...	Lonette
Gedde Watanabe	...	Wing
Jo Yang	...	Mrs. Wing
Tara Summers	...	Carol
Sam Vincenti	...	Felix
Katherine LaNasa	...	Uta
Claudette Mink	...	Bitter Girl

Also Known As:

Untitled Alfie Remake (USA) (working title)
Untitled Charles Shyer Project (USA) (working title)
What's It All About, Alfie? (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, some language and drug use.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18SX (DVD) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Germany:12 (f) | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40817)

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Nia Long who plays Lonette had a no-nudity clause in the contract for this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nikki is painting Alfie's Apartment, she approaches Alfie holding a cigarette. When she's going to touch Alfie with her painted hands, she has the cigarette in her mouth. Then the angle changes and she has it again in her hands.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Alfie: I myself subscribe more to the European philosphy of life, my priorities leaning towards wine, women and... well that's about it.

Movie Connections:

References The Murder in the Museum (1934)

Soundtrack:

Gunshot

Less Than Halfie

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 I'm going to talk about Jude Law because I love him. I'm also considerably older than him and I love movies and great actors and on the screen, great actors can also be great stars and when great stars are also great actors then you have Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Daniel Day Lewis even Sean Penn and a few others. Jude Law had, from day one (a few days ago) all the elements that made the above mentioned actors what they were, what they are, what they always will be. I'm not about blame the failure of this film on Jude Law, no, of course not but "Alfie" comes out on a year when we've had several Jude Law movies all of them bearing Jude Law's name, but just the name. Not a glimpse of the Law of Mr Ripley or Wilde not even Gattaca. In "Closer" he is very good but he couldn't afford not to be. Great words and Mike Nichols. No, I want to see Jude Law in dangerous projects with unpredictable, brilliant, lyrical, powerful directors. I want to see him in all his glorious promise. Is that too much to ask?