NIKKI (Sienna Miller) happens into Alfie’s life when he’s at a bit of a low point, driving around the city, alone in his limo on Christmas Eve. Perhaps that’s why he describes Nikki as his “Christmas Miracle.” It is only after they’ve been involved for a while that Nikki’s flaws rise above her gorgeous packaging, at which point Alfie is reminded of a Greek goddess he once saw chiseled in marble: That’s Nikki, a beautiful statue,. damaged in a way yon can‘t see till you get too close.
“My character is the poster child for codependents,” laughs Miller, who credits her appearance in “Alfie” as her first starring role. “Jude and I have some pretty steamy scenes, which were a lot of fun - and I don’t mean just because he’s gorgeous, but because he made me feel comfortable throughout every take. This was a wonderful experience all-around.”
MARLON (Omar Epps) Not one of Alfie’s “birds” but certainly among the people who flock around him, Marlon is Alfie’s best mate and future business partner. The polar opposite to Alfie, whom he calls “Iceman.” Marlon can’t understand his friend’s coldhearted approach to relationships any more than Alfie can understand Marlon’s warmhearted one. Witness Alfie’s advice after Lonette breaks tip with Marion: Pretend she got run over by a truck and died. Funeral was this afternoon. You‘re all cried out. Single and ready to move out.
“Marlon’s a decent guy suffering from what a lot of men and women experience in the dating world - the is-there-someone-else—better-out-there syndrome,” observes Epps. “But when he realizes what he has in Lonette, he’s willing to own up to it and take the plunge. A lot of guys see a fellow like Alfie as lucky, but this film paints an honest picture of how lonely his world really is.”
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