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Chris L @Christoph2000 1d Heat and Collateral are suitably bookended: whilst this movie begins at that signature LA subway station, the latter concludes there. I'm definitely in the minority in thinking Michael Mann's peak is more likely to be Collateral. A couple of figures go missing in the ensemble cast (who does the great Ted Levine play? No one can tell you) and the desired psychological depth isn't always there, leaving this as a thriller with the word 'psychological' stripped from the description, but mann, what a thriller it is! It's evident that when the artistic choice to only match two of the greatest actors alive for 7 mins of a nearly 3 hour movie was made, the filmmakers moved heaven and earth to make these the most significant scenes of all. The lighting in the finale, whilst not reflective of reality (so what anyway) ramps the intensity up to 11, whilst the entire sequence gave me memories of Bullitt. This bounds well over the bar from mere crime film to gritty and believable crime saga. See more Robert M @fantastic-adventures 1d Excellent. great story, dialogue, acting and action. Pacino and De Niro at their best. See more Cameron H @RT23862619 3d Heat is THE OG crime thriller. Stacked cast, filled with climactic, realistic action. I love how it investigates the realistic action of crime heists, while accurately depicting the psychology and emotion behind it all. The soundtrack and music is fantastic! Excellent movie! See more Rowan C @RowanC3 4d Heat is the first heist movie I have ever seen and it did not disappoint. The way this movie was written was great, but it felt slow at times. This movie is based on a true story, with the main bad guy, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), and Lieutenant Vincent Hana (Al Pacino), who was willing to do anything to catch him. The action scenes were insane, and the relationship that this heist crew had through all of it was beautiful. Every single actor did such a great job in this movie, especially Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, because they make acting look so casual. I would also like to mention the one-on-one scene with both of them in the restaurant, because that was one of the greatest acting moments I have ever seen. I also liked the detective aspect of the movie, and how the cops were always behind in finding every member of this crew. The crew didn't just have the cops to worry about, but other betrayers as well. Overall, great heist/action movie, and the ending was beautiful. See more Shoeless J @RT65914576 Mar 7 When you take a genre like crime, specifically heist, and it becomes a metaphor for not only how to live but life itself, then you begin to understand the genius that is HEAT. Nevertheless, the film from a story perspective has a few regretful weaknesses, as well as it's fair share of domestic melodrama. In retrospect, Some 30 years later the impact of HEAT is not the razor sharp action or the heavyweight match of Pacino/DeNiro– it's Mann, and how he does something very existential and Eastern with a very Western movie. Rarely has anyone else made something so eternal out of something so transactional. See more Bilbo B. @NolanEnthusiast Mar 3 Best heist/action movie of all time. The diner conversation, shoot-out scene towards the end, Vincent and the detectives being made by McCauley at the cargo lot, just so many memorable scenes. I also thought I wouldn’t be able to take Pacino seriously in a “good guy” role, but I actually ended up really liking him as a detective and thought it was a cool addition to play a character he’s not know for. Overall, perfect movie 10/10 See more Read all reviews

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