Whenever Michael Mann is directing a movie, his films suffer from the same problems (usually). Heat, Public Enemies, and ... Miami Vice.
He never quite develops the characters in a way that the audience knows (or even cares) who they are.
The dialogue in most of his films ... what is wrong with it? The dialogue is so subdued that you can barely hear what they're saying part of the time.
The plot ... it just sort of meanders.
Great music, very stylish scenes, good acting ... but in typical Mann fashion, all that gets muddled by his directorial style.
He never quite develops the characters in a way that the audience knows (or even cares) who they are.
The dialogue in most of his films ... what is wrong with it? The dialogue is so subdued that you can barely hear what they're saying part of the time.
The plot ... it just sort of meanders.
Great music, very stylish scenes, good acting ... but in typical Mann fashion, all that gets muddled by his directorial style.