Miami Vice - Calderone's Return (Part 2)
Genre: Crime / Action
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Roy Horne
Based on the television series
Cast: Josh Holloway, Taye Diggs, Andy Garcia, Marc Anthony, Alexa Pena-Vega, Gabriel Chavarria, Jason Mitchell, Carlos Gomez and Harold Perrineau
Plot: At OCB, Crockett (Josh Holloway) and Tubbs (Taye Diggs) work to get more information regarding Calderone's whereabouts from hitman Mendez (Gabriel Chavarria). Mendez eventually reveals that Calderone is on St. Andrews Island along with a woman named Angelina. The hitman who tried to kill Crockett, named Ludovic, was set to fly down to the island to collect his payment. Mendez jokes that Calderone and his people had never even met Ludovic before. This gives Crockett the idea of heading down to the Bahamas to locate and capture Calderone and bring him back to Miami to face justice. They clear it with Lt. Castillo (Andy Garcia), who has an article planted in the Miami Herald about Crockett being killed by an unknown assailant.
Crockett and Tubbs set off across the ocean in Crockett's speed boat toward the islands. When they arrive on St. Andrews, Tubbs and Crockett go straight to their hotel, checking in under the name Ludovic. Once they settle in, they head down to the hotel bar where they meet the bartender Walters (Jason Mitchell) who tells them that if either of them need anything, drugs, women, anything at all, he's the guy to see. Tubbs goes to explore the island where he meets a beautiful woman who introduces herself as Angelina (Alexa PenaVega). They talk and she tells him that she is a teacher on the island. Meanwhile, Crockett checks in with the local police chief Albury (Harold Perrineau), who says that Calderone hasn't been seen on the island in some time.
Later that night, Crockett and Tubbs watch Angelina through binoculars from the beach. She is on a yacht and they quickly notice that Calderone is also on board the boat. Crockett once again reminds Tubbs that they are there to capture Calderone, not fall in love with his woman. Tubbs tells him not to worry, he is not going to let anything stand in the way of them capturing his brother's murderer. Back at the hotel, Crockett sees his own obituary in the Miami Herald newspaper. Walters delivers a message to Crockett. Calderone's people want to meet to settle his payment. Posing as Ludovic, Crockett meets with one of Calderone's representatives, a man named Pino (Carlos Gomez). Crockett demands an additional $50,000 for the job since no body informed him that Crockett was a cop. He also demands to be paid in person by Calderone himself, or Pino will become the next person on his list. Pino tells him that he will give Calderone the message. When Pino tells Calderone (Marc Anthony) of the meeting, Calderone is furious.
Tubbs visits Angelina at her school and asks her out on a date. She accepts and they arrange to meet at a beach party. Crockett and Tubbs meet back up and go to fill in Chief Albury on the latest developments. He tells them that he was just told that Calderone has left the island a week prior. They become suspicious of Albury since they just saw Calderone on his yacht. They tell Albury that they will be heading back to Miami. Tubbs decides to see Angelina and ask her about Calderone, but instead he ends up having sex with her. Afterwards, he sees a picture of Calderone in her bedroom. He asks her if the picture of is of her lover. She laughs and tells Tubbs that the picture is of her father. Back at the hotel, Tubbs admits to Crockett that he has feelings for Angelina.
At the beach party, Tubbs and Angelina dance together. While drinking at the bar, Crockett is kidnapped at gunpoint by some of Calderone's thungs, who take him to a waiting boat. Taking a break from dancing, Tubbs decides to tell Angelina the truth, that he's a cop looking to arrest her father. Angelina doesn't believe her father is a criminal, but Tubbs tells her that Calderone had his brother killed. Angelina helps Tubbs sneak into Calderone's mansion on the island. She overhears her father ordering Albury to have one of his men execute Crockett. Crockett is then brought into the room. Tubbs burts in and shoots Calderone's thugs. Crockett disarms the men restraining him. Calderone reaches for a gun and aims at Tubbs, but Crockett shoots Calderone with one of the thugs' guns. Calderone collapses to the floor dead, while Angelina looks on, crying hysterically.
Crockett and Tubbs watch on as Albury is arrested. Tubbs tries to comfort Angelina, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. Tubbs tries to explain that his feeling for her are real. She says that she understands why he did what he did, but she still feels used and betrayed. She wishes Tubbs a good life and leaves. Crockett and Tubbs begin traveling back toward Miami on Crockett's speed boat.
Crockett and Tubbs set off across the ocean in Crockett's speed boat toward the islands. When they arrive on St. Andrews, Tubbs and Crockett go straight to their hotel, checking in under the name Ludovic. Once they settle in, they head down to the hotel bar where they meet the bartender Walters (Jason Mitchell) who tells them that if either of them need anything, drugs, women, anything at all, he's the guy to see. Tubbs goes to explore the island where he meets a beautiful woman who introduces herself as Angelina (Alexa PenaVega). They talk and she tells him that she is a teacher on the island. Meanwhile, Crockett checks in with the local police chief Albury (Harold Perrineau), who says that Calderone hasn't been seen on the island in some time.
Later that night, Crockett and Tubbs watch Angelina through binoculars from the beach. She is on a yacht and they quickly notice that Calderone is also on board the boat. Crockett once again reminds Tubbs that they are there to capture Calderone, not fall in love with his woman. Tubbs tells him not to worry, he is not going to let anything stand in the way of them capturing his brother's murderer. Back at the hotel, Crockett sees his own obituary in the Miami Herald newspaper. Walters delivers a message to Crockett. Calderone's people want to meet to settle his payment. Posing as Ludovic, Crockett meets with one of Calderone's representatives, a man named Pino (Carlos Gomez). Crockett demands an additional $50,000 for the job since no body informed him that Crockett was a cop. He also demands to be paid in person by Calderone himself, or Pino will become the next person on his list. Pino tells him that he will give Calderone the message. When Pino tells Calderone (Marc Anthony) of the meeting, Calderone is furious.
Tubbs visits Angelina at her school and asks her out on a date. She accepts and they arrange to meet at a beach party. Crockett and Tubbs meet back up and go to fill in Chief Albury on the latest developments. He tells them that he was just told that Calderone has left the island a week prior. They become suspicious of Albury since they just saw Calderone on his yacht. They tell Albury that they will be heading back to Miami. Tubbs decides to see Angelina and ask her about Calderone, but instead he ends up having sex with her. Afterwards, he sees a picture of Calderone in her bedroom. He asks her if the picture of is of her lover. She laughs and tells Tubbs that the picture is of her father. Back at the hotel, Tubbs admits to Crockett that he has feelings for Angelina.
At the beach party, Tubbs and Angelina dance together. While drinking at the bar, Crockett is kidnapped at gunpoint by some of Calderone's thungs, who take him to a waiting boat. Taking a break from dancing, Tubbs decides to tell Angelina the truth, that he's a cop looking to arrest her father. Angelina doesn't believe her father is a criminal, but Tubbs tells her that Calderone had his brother killed. Angelina helps Tubbs sneak into Calderone's mansion on the island. She overhears her father ordering Albury to have one of his men execute Crockett. Crockett is then brought into the room. Tubbs burts in and shoots Calderone's thugs. Crockett disarms the men restraining him. Calderone reaches for a gun and aims at Tubbs, but Crockett shoots Calderone with one of the thugs' guns. Calderone collapses to the floor dead, while Angelina looks on, crying hysterically.
Crockett and Tubbs watch on as Albury is arrested. Tubbs tries to comfort Angelina, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. Tubbs tries to explain that his feeling for her are real. She says that she understands why he did what he did, but she still feels used and betrayed. She wishes Tubbs a good life and leaves. Crockett and Tubbs begin traveling back toward Miami on Crockett's speed boat.
It's hard to do any different with a cop show, but I think Miami Vice too formulaic, too pedestrian to step up to the next level.
With great work in front and behind the camera, Miami Vice used its talent to step away from the classic series and forge their new identity and it was all I wanted from the first season.
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