Alfie 1966

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: For all its implicit misogyny, the original 1966 film version of Bill Naughton's play remains durable because of Michael Caine's career-defining performance as the cockney ladies' man. Read more

TIME Magazine: Caine plays the sodding little spiv with a raucous charm that makes Alfie seem more interesting than he actually is. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Of course he gets his comeuppance, in an ending that has all the moral weight and sincerity of a DeMille sex'n'sawdust spectacular. Good performances, though. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Behind its alley-cat philosophy, there's some shrewd sense, some pointed barbs and a sharp moral. Read more