2006 / Michael Mann > Dreadful, monotonous and an underwhelming disappointment. Having expectations for a Michael Mann film is a bad idea, since living up to the standards he set with Heat and The Insider are a little unfair. But I was hoping the re-imagination of Miami Vice and the mainstream debut of Gong Li would be reason enough to keep me interested. But unfortunately the music, cinematography and the presence of Ms. Li is not enough to save the disjointed, unnecessarily contrived plot line from caving into its own back.