Groundbreaking but a little hard to take now. The acting is still great. And still a must see for those into the growth of moviemaking. Though I confess I cannot understand anyone finding Michael Caine (even when young) sexy, in any way. And Shelley Winters playing yet another overbearing annoying woman…there you have it.

Star making role for Caine. So funny and charismatic, As he busts the 4th wall, Sharing his shallow, womanizing comments with the audience. Despite his major faults, he's still a fascinating character, who attains some humanity and self reflection as the movie progresses. Caine's Cockney accent sometimes makes things hard to understand, But it adds to the down to earth situations,

When this thing first started I thought it was another ridiculous Michael Caine RomCom with the same tone as Blame it on Rio (the worst and creepiest romcom ever). I'm not a huge fan of Caine's. He seems to play the same character all the time...especially in Romcoms. While I'm now bigger fan of Caine's, this film came around once I got past all the sexist remarks by Caine. He called women "birds" and "it" throughout. He also threatened to hit one of his women and did hit another. He got two girls pregnant in the film. He tried to pressure the first into an abortion and she didn't do it. He seemed to start caring about the child but in the end he leaves the child behind to be raised by another man. In the end...it was the point that this playboy player, would end up lonely with a lot of regrets. So, all that aside: It is amusing at times and there is a good message about partnerships and love. It is pretty whimsical for most of the film and at the end you get a touch of reality that will leave an impression if you let it. The film has aged well in my opinion. The script is good and the actors did all they could with it. I'm also not really a fan breaking the 4th wall in cinema and I still am not. That is how the whole movie is done.

Overall, if you have never witnessed this comedy drama, now is the perfect time to see this cinematic classic. Michael Caine is the most significant highlight, delivering an applaud-worthy performance right from the start. The plot is unpredictable, and I was surprised at the leading character's situations at many points in the film.

This film is very good 👍🏼

If you only ever see one Michael Caine movie, this should be the one. He's dazzling.

As an experienced fan of quality movies, I deeply enjoyed the undercurrent of ironic and dark humor that is the uniting thread of the film. I don't want to speak about the ending, in support of those who have not yet seen the movie, but it is the low-key approach throughout the movie that invites the audience to take it all in, and embrace the story so to speak. The charm and naivete of Alfie allow the viewer to never hate him, and that makes the overall impact of the film that much more powerful and human.

Micheal caine is perfect as the happy go lucky chappie. A great film worth a watch . Far superior to the judge law remake

Steeped in misogynistic contempt for women. And worse, it's boring.

Simply legendary, Alfie, lots of teachings on the so-called secret society, mating, and social and sexual dynamics, naturally valid still for our days, amazing Stuff

I just love this 1966 movie. it is a UK production One immediately notices this from the accents, characters, wonderful dialogues, the way people and the camera move around. It is a joy to listen English accent. Story takes place in London. Prime character of the story is a single man, Alfie, and he is a womanizer. He has a very natural self centered personality, with lack of empathy. He is a car driver in a company, not having big ambitions in life, and living the moment. In flow of the story, Alfie has relation with five women in a linear form. In these relations he displays not caring, not emphatic, disrespectful, self centered personality. And when arguments pop up he has an explanation for everything. And his explanations usually sound "logical". One unusual feature of the movie is that Alfie also talks to the viewer explaining why he acts like that at key moments. These were the best parts making one laugh, even justifying him. :-) But also leaves the viewer in doubt with questions like is he right? Should I have some empathy for him? Does he sound logical/nonsense , genuine/fake? Is he nothing but a self obsessed psychopath? Two of the girls have genuine love for Alfie, but other two women are with him just for fun, they are settled with their life. And arguments are always with the ones in love with him. These girls demand commitment to their relations. On one of them, they have a son. And these loving girls are very altruistic and bear with him, but up to a point. But among the five women, most interesting, more strong, most sympathetic one was the wife of his friend he met at Health Recovery Compound. After a while, particularly after leaving his son, Alfie has health problems, and stay in a Health Recovery Compound for a while. Here he meets another patient, Harry, whose wife visiting him regularly. On one of these visits, Harry asks Alfie to take his wife, Lily to back to home. And on that journey, Alfie has a one night stand with her. But Lily has great respect for herself, for her husband. And maybe this is the only woman among all others who gets Alfie's empathy, understanding, even sacrifice. Movie resurfaces moral questions like should man be responsible, or is he naturally irresponsible, self centered creature, or is this a psychopathic personality? Should women bear follow their feelings against such type of men, or be logical? Starting with Michael Caine, all the cast were wonderful, Vivien Merchant, Julia Foster, Jane Asher, Shelley Winters.

Loved it very much love michael Caine in it

"Once you know you ain't gonna die, funny how soon you pull back to normal". A morality tale that tries to draw in viewers with its superficiality and Caine's own charm before lowering the boom with a supposedly hard-hitting dramatic punch, but the twist has lost much of its power by this point, with social standards having predictably shifted since Alfie's release (the availability and legality of later-stage abortions than those in 1966 certainly take away some of the power). So much of the film relies on the audience feeling either some sort of surface-level endearment or empathy towards a character with charm but no substance, so that it can subsequently critique his flippant lifestyle, but the vast majority of the film is dedicated to reiteratively establishing his character, so much so that it becomes tired despite Caine's performance. Still, credit where credit is due with respect to popularizing the fourth wall break in mainstream film, a feature that has only seen greater use in the 21st century. (3/5)

Its story is not much more likable than its lead character.

A lot of flirtation and talking for a very obvious payoff. It's a classic though. I enjoy the heavy and unapologetic shattering of the fourth wall. If you're in the mood for it, its great. If you don't have patience for constant dialogue, pick a different movie.

I knew that this was going to be a fairly dark comedy as I knew that abortion was a significant part of the plot but I was not prepared for the main character to be such an awful human being. Yes, Michael Caine can being a very charming lead as shown by Educating Rita (1983) and Little Voice (1998) but he is very good at playing a rude, callous man with little self awareness or care for those around him. The comedies I have seen from the mid 1960s have been a mixed bag with It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) being dull and over long while The Graduate (1967) is still hilarious and emotionally affecting 52 years later. This film is more on The Graduate end of the scale as it's jokes still connect with modern audiences and it is thought provoking in today's #metoo environment as we start to question the treatment of women more. If you do not comedies that are relatively lacking in plot then this may not be for you as the main character has no real goal or ambition and only realizes he has problems towards the end of the film. Cockney playboy Alfie Elkins, Michael Caine, plays around with several women including the married Siddie, Millicent Martin, and Gilda, Julia Foster, who wants him to commit to her as she has found out she is pregnant. He treats her rudely and dismisses her concerns while resenting the fact that he will have to face the responsibilities of being a father. Siddie eventually leaves him for the kind Humphrey, Graham Stark, who has long held feelings for her just as Elkins becomes close to his child. He is sent to a convalescent home after shadows are discovered on his lungs and develops a friendship with fellow patient Harry Clamacraft, Alfie Bass, whose wife Lily, Vivien Merchant, he seduces and impregnates. Meanwhile, he has affairs with rich American Ruby, Shelley Winters, and shy out of towner Annie, Jane Asher, who tries to take care of him while moving on from her ex-boyfriend. Lily comes back into his life and requests that he help her have an abortion which traumatizes as he realizes that he has lost both of his children. He finds that he has lost everything when the women in his life decide to abandon him because he has become too old. It is easy to see why this performance made Caine such a big star as he brings charm and a certain rakishness to the role that fits while not being too glamorous for the London setting with his average looks and accent. He is excellent at conveying melancholy sadness however as in the later scenes in the film we feel the weight that this character carries around with him in the fact that Caine seems less light and spirited and more like a man trying to convince himself that he is enjoying life as his freedom slips away from him. The other performances in the film are all delightful to watch as they are all perfectly calibrated to the tone they are meant to represent in the film. Where Martin is batty and entertainingly girlish we see Merchant as a saddened older woman simply looking for some excitement in her life who ends up facing horrible consequences for her actions. We are delighted and pained in equal turns and the fact that all of the actresses seem to be in on the joke makes the film better than the genuinely mean spirited comedies about men who use women while the film rejoices at seeing these women destroyed. I was surprised at how much I was able to take from the film as I expected it to lose it's way a little too much in an attempt to become serious but pleasantly the transition was fairly smooth. This may be a controversial opinion but of the dismal 1966 Best Picture nominees I think this is the best. It doesn't have much competition what with The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966) and The Sand Pebbles (1966) being nominated but it does exactly what it sets out to do in just 113 minutes and that is something to be appreciated.

Michael Cain shows the meaning of star power as everything in this film is driven by his performance. Great supporting cast, excellent use of locations and interesting soundtrack keep you involved in Alfie's odyssey.

.The whole movie has a grundgy washed out look to it, typical of british movies of the past.At least the acting is good.

Tamer and a lot more dated today than when it first came out, but "Alfie" holds up thanks to its sly humor and its titular character's believable attitude towards casual sexuality.

He treated his women like slaves