saw it this weekend as well. Yes, there were definitely gratuitous love scenes.
SPOILER ALERT....
The movie definitely was a little garbled, but afte at first trying to understand what was happening I went into autopilot and just enjoyed the show and didn't worry about the details. Basically 5-0 had been ratted out and Crocket and Tubbs went deep undercover to find the rat. And stole some dope to get in the peeps they were investigating. After that I got a little lost, but I think the Jorge dude was hot for Isabella and totally sold her out to the boss man in order to get her and punish Crockett for being with her. Hmm...maybe I didn't get it after all!
Overall, I gave it a B to B-. HOWEVER, I was not expecting great art, so I grade accordingly. I always read reviews before going to the movie and had read a newspaper article where Mann talked about the film. Saying basically he was trying to bring the film into the 90's, so no pastels, and to make it more "serious" so no Elvis, the alligator. They didn't even use the Glenn Frey theme and had a re-make of "In the Air Tonight" for the closing credits. Mann also said in the orginal MV, Tubbs was the hothead and Crocket the level-headed one and they changed this for Jamie Foxx. I found that interesting. I think the best part for me was that Gong Li was in it and had a major role and there was an interracial romance. I know that's becoming more common in advertising and films, but I'm still pleased when I see it.
