Alfie is a film about a promiscuous man and the situations and people that he interacts with. I can only imagine this is what all the people behind those "Confessions of a Window Cleaner...Taxi Drvier..." movies had in mind, before those dastardly executive producers got involved. Alfie is so far from the British sex comedy it may be marketed as it's quite astounding. The film has the tone of a comedy/drama, it's comic at times, has one or two harrowing scenes, and the central character has a remarkable depth, thanks largely to an underwritten script(in a good way - not to much information about the central character but enough hints as to form an interest) and Michael Caine's performance. It's also interesting to have a largely misogynistic character in the main role, and with him narrating direct to the camera produces a love-hate relationship with Alfie, (surely a brave move for any film) in which one minute you'll see him as charming cheeky chap, and a minute later as a downright pig. Alfie is a great character to spend some time with. He's not a role model, or a hero, or a villain, but a fully rounded, deep character who will hold your interest over the film's near two hour runtime.
