Review of Heat

Review

This film is spectacular. For me, Pacino steals the show, I actually see why he gets so much adulation as an actor. De Niro just seems to coast through, being dead pan and cunning throughout.

I don't see how the ending was lame at all. It was pretty obvious what was going to happen from the outset, either Pacino would 'win' or they'd wipe each other out. Both characters were fantastic at their respective jobs, but De Niro let himself down by ignoring his own usual rules and going after that guy, despite promising he wouldn't. You knew he was doomed from then on. Contrary to being a waste, I thought the last twenty minutes were amazing, and the very final scene near the runway was just beautiful. On top of that there is the heist scene, with Mann's trademark heavy calibur machine guns going into overdrive. Another fantastic scene in a fantastic film.

9/10

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Added by Grand Assault 2 years ago on 6 June 2007 01:43