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After I saw this film, I thought the title "Cops of Caribbean" was more appropriate rather than "Miami Vice." Crockett and Tubbs do undercover work for FBI, which allowed them to fly over the Caribbean Sea between Florida and Colombia. This makes the movie look like "James Bond Film" in which James Bond flies with jet flights, helicopters, and run through a sports car and a jet boat. Though the cinematography was great in this film, it showed the beauty of Caribbean sea rather than Miami. Gong Li does not show her charisma which she showed in Zhang Yimou films but is overwhelmed by Collin Farrel who showed great testosterone- driven character. Instead, the most impressive actor in this film is Elizabeth Rodriguez.

As Kurosawa adapted Shakespeare into Japanese Samurai films, Song did European folklore, or maybe Kafka, into modern Korea. For me, European folklore is a story that boys and girls are lost in labyrinthine woods - Hanzel and Gretel or Red Riding Hood. A TV producer, Kang Min, lost his way in woods and his time, his memory, his unconsciousness messed up and mixed. In this chaotic situation, Kang Min meets a mysterious woman (Suh Jeong) who tells the legend of Spider Forrest.

Director Song emphasizes the tone, mood, and atmosphere rather than coherent storytelling. Especially the lighting of tunnel scene reminds me Krzystof Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronica and Decalogue.

Very unique film.