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Alfie
A glossy remake with a charismatic lead, but the film is mostly a thin, self-satisfied monologue about a shallow womanizer. The style and star power can’t fully overcome the repetitive structure and dated gender politics.
Curator Watchlist
A glossy remake with a charismatic lead, but the film is mostly a thin, self-satisfied monologue about a shallow womanizer. The style and star power can’t fully overcome the repetitive structure and dated gender politics.
Where to watch: Buy
Fri · 1h 46m
Director: Charles Shyer
Starring: Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
Charles Shyer
Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps
A glossy remake with a charismatic lead, but the film is mostly a thin, self-satisfied monologue about a shallow womanizer. The style and star power can’t fully overcome the repetitive structure and dated gender politics.
Alfie is built almost entirely around charm: the camera loves Jude Law, and the movie knows it. That’s both its selling point and its limitation. The fourth-wall confessions, the New York gloss, and the breezy soundtrack aim for seductive wit, but the film rarely digs beneath the pose of its title character.
What’s left is a remake that feels more like a prolonged mood than a fully developed story. It has moments of easy watchability, especially when it leans into vanity and romantic fallout, but the script keeps circling the same lesson without much bite. The result is less provocative than it wants to be.
For viewers who enjoy polished early-2000s studio romance with a handsome antihero, it can pass the time. For anyone hoping for a smarter satire of male entitlement or a more emotionally grounded drama, it’s likely to feel empty and dated.
Jenna Ipcar (2★) · 403 likes
Lacks anything compelling besides Jude Law's face
manuela ventura (2.5★) · 275 likes
unfortunately i can't rate this any lower because jude law is too fucking hot
sindhu (1.5★) · 205 likes
there's a scene where two men refer to a urinal using "she" pronouns and i think that's all you need to know about this sexist mess of a movie
esra (1★) · 167 likes
It’s a thirst watch I am not proud of
brookelynchaise (2.5★) · 136 likes
i want jude law to murder my vagina
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womanizing, self-absorption, romantic fallout, male vanity, dating culture, moral reckoning, New York City, fourth-wall narration
romantic comedy-drama, early 2000s, dating culture, male antihero, satire, urban romance, relationship fallout, glossy studio style