毒品犯罪一直以来困扰着包括美国在内的世界很多国家。眼下，由于国际联合小组(JLATF)在工作上的失误，令一个特大贩毒团伙在眼皮底下溜走。联邦调查局(FBI)随即向迈阿密警方寻求援助，于是迈阿密派出了多位精明强干的警探参与调查。其中，硬汉里卡多(杰米·福克斯)与网络专家特鲁迪·约普琳(纳奥米·哈里斯)组成一对情侣搭档，秘密探察通 往南佛罗里达州的毒品要道，并负责查出与毒品走私相关谋杀案的幕后真凶。他们的同伴詹姆斯·科罗凯特(柯林·法瑞尔)则假扮成小毒贩，卧底到南佛罗里达州的一个贩毒团伙内。这个外号“索尼”的小子是一个聪明且有着迷人外表而又玩世不恭的警探。因此，在调查过程中不幸与性感女银行家身份出现伊莎贝拉(巩俐)坠入情网。　　事实上，这个亚裔女人是毒品走私集团幕后的第一头目，并且是远近闻名的大毒枭兼军火商蒙托亚(路易斯·多萨)的妻子，卧底爱黑帮女老大，这一无可回避的现实给整个案件的调查带来了空前的麻烦和危险。而且随着局势愈加严峻，身处两方敌对夹缝间的里卡多和索尼，对自己的卧底身份也越来越迷惑，索尼深陷与伊莎贝拉的情感纠葛中更是到了无法自拔的地步……Michael Mann's big-screen adaptation of his groundbreaking (in the '80s) television crime drama Miami Vice was bereft of all of the pastel shirts and white loafers that defined its predecessor. Jan Hammer's synth-heavy theme song and Glenn Frey's ode to the Smuggler's Blues were nowhere to be found, replaced by a combination of alternative metal, wintry electronica, neo-soul, and dance-heavy indie rock — Nonpoint's rendition of Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight sounds like the version Chris Daugherty would have done on the 2006 season of American Idol. For the most part, standout cuts from Moby (Anthem), Goldfrapp (Strict Machine), and Mogwai (Auto Rock) retain the sweltering, 2 a.m. vibe of the original, but there's nothing memorable or defining about anything on this bleak and mostly forgettable slice of reheated late-night pizza.