Some of Alfie's notable affairs are with Dorie (Jane Krakowski) a
sexy married woman with whom he has frequent sex, Julie (Marisa Tomei)
a single mother who loves him very much, Lonette (Nia Long) with whom
he had a one night stand, Liz (Susan Sarandon), a cosmetic tycoon in
Park Avenue who used him whenever she wanted and Nikki (Sienna Miller)
who enjoyed drugs and men and who was also in love with him.
Whatever the situation is, Alfie has an extraordinary ability to make
each of the women feel good and wanted. Alfie takes all his affairs
in a stride and has the time of his life. It takes a real health scare
of AIDS and other disturbing thoughts about his future as womanizer,
to convince Alfie that it is time for him to change his life style and
get settled.
With Bill Naughton's original script, director Charles Shyer successfully
spins a funny story about Alfie. Even though it doesn't match the original
1966 film of Michael Caine, Shyer puts up a new age flavor to the film.
But, on the whole the movie lacks reality. Law's performance as a playboy
is remarkable. He does it with wit and charm. Though a playboy, there
are moments the audience will feel like cheering him. As a handsome
hero he does his role well, but he is not comparable with Veteran Michael
Caine.
We rate this movie Average.
