January 27, 2008
Man they just don't make movies like this anymore.
Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin
For Alfie, the only real life is sex life; only then can he kid himself he is living. Sex is not used as the working-class boy's way to 'the top'. Executive status has no appeal for Alfie. Nor has cla...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 27, 2001
Stats: 471 reviews
Flixster Reviews (471)
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October 8, 2007I'll admit I came back a bit to my old habit of room wandering when I watched this, so I'm not going to be perfect at reviewing it, but I certainly got enough of the details, ideas and events that I "got" the film.
I picked it up simply because I thought, oh, hey, they felt they...( read more) -
January 8, 2007One of Michael Caine's most famous roles is another of those zeitgeist movies that sums up perfectly the time in which they were made; in this case, London's swinging sixties. Caine's effortless charm is at the core of this comedy of sexual mores, but it skillfully shifts to a mu...( read more)
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September 15, 2006Caine is great. The movie is mediocre but his performance makes it worth it.
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October 31, 2009It's certainly far better than the sequel and the remake. This has a very likable lead performance, something the other two did not. Michael Caine is terrific in a star making performance. Shelley Winters excels, as she so often does. A fine film, good direction.
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October 29, 2009As is often the case with me, I like the contemporary remake far more. I relate to it's sensibilities more, not to mention enjoy the glitzier New York setting over this dreary London. They may have softened Jude Law's Alfie quite a bit, but it made his character much more likeabl...( read more)
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September 12, 2009Caine is brilliant! The title character is so well played by Caine and he makes you hate him and his ideals. All cast do a good job but I could have done with a much more polished script and plot.
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June 8, 2009I liked this movie better than I thought I would considering the main character is a womanizing a-hole. It took a sudden dark turn that took me off guard but redeems Alfie to a point. I guess if I'd read the synopsis it says it's an "extremely grim comedy." It certainly isn't mar...( read more)
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August 21, 2007HAHAHAHA
I hate how the pictures in this film up there
are from the remake of Alfie
HAHAHAHA
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