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Alfie (1966) Review

Why in the world producers want to film remakes of classics like "Alfie" (and recently "The Ladykillers") is beyond me, because the remakes can only pale by comparison. It's a fool's errand. I haven't seen the recent remake of "Alfie", but I predict it will suffer by comparison to the original. Of course, the PR men will say that the film is not really meant to be an American copy of "Alfie", but if not, why not name it "Wendell"?
The technique of having Alfie philosophize into the camera could have flopped, but Michael Caine pulls it off. Although his character is indeed a cad, he is also vulnerable and capable of feelings (The scene in which Vivien Merchant gets an abortion and Alfie is mortified). He is indeed self-centered, with his life being driven by how many "birds" he can bed, but Caine convinces us that Alfie is not a simple character.
And at the end when Ruby (Shelly Winters), who Alfie is considering "settling down" with, dumps him, having found sombody younger, his ego takes quite a bruising.
Finally, there is Malcolm. This is a child that Alfie had with one of his girlfriends, who, since Alfie is not the marrying kind, sensibly married someone else. Alfie secretly, wistfully, watches the three of them in the park, and you actually for once feel sorry for him because he knows Malcolm is his child but Malcolm will never be a part of his life. He ends the movie speaking to the camera and, to those who may envy his way with the fair sex, laments that he does not have "peace of mind", and that he probably never will.
The English films are almost always better than American films. More honest, less sophomoric, more adult, and more candid. "Alfie" is definitely one of those films. Michael Caine gives the performance of a lifetime, with the support of a superb cast, under the great direction of Lewis Gilbert. If you want a light, frothy comedy, look elsewhere. But if you are interested in human relations, character studies, and fine performances, you must see "Alfie" (this review refers to the ORIGINAL film :-)

Alfie (1966) Overview

Caine stars as a shallow playwright who would much rather play than write. He soon becomes the talk of the entire Western world, in his search for the meaning of life through sex.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PGRelease Date: 29-DEC-2004Media Type: DVD

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