ALFIE (15)
CHARLES Shyer's remake of the seminal 1966 comedy drama, which introduced a young Michael Caine as the eponymous playboy bachelor, remains remarkably faithful to Lewis Gilbert's original film and Bill Naughton's play.
Alfie Elkins (Jude Law) is a Londoner who has moved to New York to work as a limousine driver.
Surrounded by beautiful women, he takes it upon himself to give his female clients the personal touch... often in the back of the limousine.
Alfie flits from one beautiful partner to the next - from frustrated housewife Dorie (Jane Krakowski) to single mother Julie (Marisa Tomei), from successful businesswoman Liz (Susan Sarandon) to party girl Nikki (Sienna Miller) - with little thought for the feelings of his conquests.
But his carefree lifestyle unravels when he sleeps with Lonette (Nia Long), the on-off girlfriend of his best friend Marlon (Omar Epps), and she falls pregnant.
This is a worthy remake of an iconic film, helped by a superb cast and a classy leading man.
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