Dog Days Of Summer

This weekend's major box office release, Miami Vice, has been all over the place in recent days--this despite, some very public problems.

For example, Daniel Fierman of Entertainment Weekly takes us behind the scenes of the troubled production, for the Jul 21st issue. The magazines editors predict: "Miami Vice" will arrest "Pirates"

After three weeks on top, Johnny Depp will get into the back of Colin and Jamie's cruiser

Surprisingly, EW film critic Owen Gleiberman, gives the film a solid B

Meanwhile, Ben Fritz and Dave McNary, of Variety pointedly ask Can 'Vice' ice competish?

Roger Friedman of Fox News.Com tells us that a signature part of the 80's TV series has been Axed, but [is] Alive in the new film (think theme song folks). Talk about having it both ways.

Bottom line, after all is said and done, the reviews for 'Vice' are pretty bad... even with Michael Mann in the driver's seat and all that star power.

Other new releases for the week, include yet another CGI animated family film The Ant Bully,(Reviews) Scoop (Reviews) a new flick written and directed by Woody Allen, the dark teen comedy, John Tucker Must Die (Reviews), while A Scanner Darkly (Reviews) finally goes wide and--The best reviewed film of the new batch--Little Miss Sunshine (Reviews) begins a limited run in New York and LA.

Ho-Hum. Other than "Scanner" or "Sunshine"....Wake me up when the weekend's over...