{"id":419041,"date":"2026-10-05T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/419041\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:50:59","slug":"miami-vice-directors-final-cut-causes-a-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/419041\/","title":{"rendered":"“Miami Vice: Director’s Final Cut” Causes A Stir"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n

Arguably the biggest event at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles this year took place last night in Los Angeles, where filmmaker Michael Mann offered up his new \u201cMiami Vice: Director\u2019s Final Cut\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new take reworks Mann\u2019s 2006 film, based on the iconic 1980s TV series of the same name about two detectives in Florida. The 2006 film famously switched out the sun-drenched locales, sports cars and pastel suits in favour of a much darker, serious and grittier aesthetic.<\/p>\n

It grossed about $164 million worldwide, making it Mann\u2019s fourth most financially successful film, but its high budget at the time meant it wasn\u2019t hugely profitable and reviews for its theatrical cut were mixed.<\/p>\n

In an effort to help disc sales, an \u2018Unrated Director\u2019s Cut\u2019 that ran seven minutes longer was released to DVD and Blu-ray \u2013 changing the opening sequence from the in media res nightclub scene set to \u201cNumb\/Encore\u201d to a speedboat race sequence, and including a number of new scenes along with some slight re-ordering.<\/p>\n

In the years since, the film has become something of a cult classic \u2013 finding new fans and drawing in audiences to debate its merits in pubs and on podcasts. Now comes this new version, with fans highly anticipating what would be unveiled at the sell-out screening. Jason Reitman introduced the film, and a Q&A took place with the director himself who previously promised a \u201csignificantly recut final act\u201d.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, based on the reception on social media at least, the reaction has been divisive, with much of the chatter focusing on that ending. A report at World of Reel<\/a> from an attendee explains the big change \u2013 the new cut closes on Isabella\u2019s boat heading out to sea and Crockett standing alone at his car. Cut to black.<\/p>\n

Everything that used to follow \u2013 the raid on Montoya\u2019s empty compound and the hospital scene \u2013 is gone. In addition, Nonpoint\u2019s cover of Phil Collins\u2019 \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d is no longer in the film at all, while the scenes where Crockett chokes out a man at the trailer park and Isabella tells Crockett about her aunt\u2019s house in Cuba are also gone. Otherwise, it hews closer to the Director\u2019s Edition \u2013 so no cold \u201cNumb\/Encore\u201d cold open like the theatrical cut.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sampling of reactions online:<\/p>\n

\u201cLoved Miami Vice \u201cFinal Cut,\u201d good news is that these versions are all available to us now & forever. I get the sense it was incredibly compromised & challenging, even for Mann, & this tinkering is like a trauma response to him never quite attaining what was in his mind\u2019s eye\u201d \u2013 Patrick Newman, Outside Issues<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201c\u201cIn The Air Tonight\u201d (cover version) is cut out completely from Michael Mann\u2019s new cut of Miami Vice. Honestly, it\u2019s better without it. Aside from not using the awesome theatrical opening (bummer) \u2013 it\u2019s an otherwise great cut with smooth polishes!\u201d \u2013 Jeff Goldsmith, The Q&A Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSaw Miami Vice: The Director\u2019s Final Cut at Beyond Fest tonight & with the exception of the very end, I didn\u2019t notice anything too different from the Unrated Extended Cut. BUT this version doesn\u2019t use the cover of \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d at all despite being listed in the credits.\u201d \u2013 Jim Vejvoda, IGN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSaw Miami Vice for the first time tonight at the Beyond Fest screening and uhhh can\u2019t say I see the appeal. How much should I blame this on the new cut? I like all the classic Mann joints fwiw\u201d \u2013 Allie Pape, Freelancer<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cYou will not believe how bad Mann f\u2013ked up the ending of MIAMI VICE in this new cut. I\u2019m in shock.\u201d \u2013 Andrew Woods, WeezerBracket<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, the theatrical cut is still the best version of Mann\u2019s Miami Vice, but it\u2019s not like watching this movie on a huge screen in a packed theater is a bad way to see it. Your move, Jordan and Butler.\u201d \u2013 Aaron Neuwirth, We Live Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll be able to make up your own mind when \u201cMiami Vice: Director\u2019s Final Cut\u201d comes to disc on December 15th. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Pictures Arguably the biggest event at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles this year took place last night…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[107100,123,125,124],"class_list":["post-419041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-bigslider","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}