[Blarg]

He's stated many times that he simply and unabashedly does them for the money. He considers himself a "working" actor in a very pragmatic sense, at least as far as his immediate pocketbook is concerned. The guy will sell himself to almost anyone who is buying.

Of course, that's led to him being in a lot of total garbage.

I'd nominate Hannah and Her Sisters as a very good Michael Caine movie, too. But my favorite one might be that one he did with Sean Connery, The Man Who Would Be King.