Review of Heat

Hotter than hot, cooler than cool..the heat is on!

''I do what I do best, I take scores. You do what you do best, try to stop guys like me.''

A Los Angeles crime saga, "Heat" focuses on the lives of two men on opposite sides of the law - one a detective; the other a thief.

Al Pacino: Lt. Vincent Hanna

Robert De Niro: Neil McCauley

Classic Michael Mann cat and mouse drama. From a professional thief and an equally determined cop.
Pacino as the cop with more snazz than any other man, every time this guy opens his mouth with his one liners or bellows his stuff you gotta marvel and watch and De Niro as the crook is a no nonsense, intelligent, stern professional who's the perfect accompaniment to Pacino, notice a young Val Kilmer & Ashley Judd too, not to mention Jon Voight, Natalie Portman and Tom Sizemore who give rock solid performances.
A big issue when it came out relating to De niro and Pacino the rivals in Hollywood, finally on screen, finally united. Godfather 2 was their first film together but they never had screen time. Heat fulfills this wish.

The scene where they talk in the restaurant is charged, two powerful actors facing off and you can see it in their eyes alone. When they open their mouths it feeds the power, you will be blown away.
This isn't your typical action movie, what it is a tense roller coaster thrill ride that will grab you by the balls and not let go. Its got intelligence...Check! It's got a build up and some wicked action shoot out scenes...Check! It's got two of the biggest faces and supporting cast...Check!

Mix this with some brilliant music and background noises especially the bit at the Bank and the car driving/chases scenes, and you have a firecracker without even taking a breath.

The witty dialogue will have you in stitches of laughter:

''Why'd I get mixed up with that bitch?''

Cause she's got a great ass... and you got your head all the way up it! Ferocious, aren't I? When I think of asses, a woman's ass, something comes out of me.''

Michael Mann's Heat and recently Miami Vice ooze his style and charisma. Quality film, also look out for the blue scene too, true Mann style.

The final scene is so powerful with the two men tightly gripping each others hand, respecting each other, two giant's, two lions of men concluding an epic chase, one that shows them as equals.

Soul touching, a masterpiece.

''You know, we are sitting here, you and I, like a couple of regular fellas. You do what you do, and I do what I gotta do. And now that we've been face to face, if I'm there and I gotta put you away, I won't like it. But I tell you, if it's between you and some poor bastard whose wife you're gonna turn into a widow, brother, you are going down.''

''There is a flip side to that coin. What if you do got me boxed in and I gotta put you down? Cause no matter what, you will not get in my way. We've been face to face, yeah. But I will not hesitate. Not for a second.''

10/10

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Added by AgentLexi 1 year ago on 28 October 2008 12:51