Heat

Heat: "...A couple of regular fellows..."

Author's Rating:

Pros: Spectacular action scenes; well acted; gorgeous cinematography

Cons: Weak female characters; slow in spots; very long

Bottom Line:
Great action film and good acting to boot. Especially noteworthy: Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro acting in the same scene together! Read More

In the "Heat" of the LA Night: Pacino's and De Niro's Magnum Epic

Author's Rating:

Pros: Ensemble acting by an all-star cast featuring Pacino and De Niro, direction, script, cinematography, atmosphere.

Cons: Overlong and overly melodramatic, some unnecessarily weak subplots whose threads are never sewn up.

Bottom Line:
An intelligent, unforgettable film that stands on its own, but is also noteworthy for the clever minimalist way director Mann brings heavyweight actors Pacino and De Niro together. Read More

Director Michael Mann+Pacino+DeNiro=Epic Cop Drama

Author's Rating:

Pros: Powerful Crime Drama, an Epic film with superb cast and great Script.

Cons: Would like to have seen a little more of Waingro's side job throughout..

Bottom Line:
HEAT is a film that is about many themes, and they all come down to one cop and one robber on the LX Tarmac. Epic Film. Read More

Mann With a Plan

Author's Rating:

Pros: Heat is a high-precision, well-executed action drama with all the ingredients of a great film.

Cons: There are a few loose ends that are left open to the viewer's imagination.

They Can Smell Each Other

Author's Rating:

Pros: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

Cons: Tell me when you find one

HEAT 1995 Movie

Author's Rating:

Pros: Acting, Writing and Best Shoot out Scene Ever!

Cons: If there are any, 15 words could pin point them.

Bottom Line:
Great writting, charactor development and acting. Has the best gun fight scene ever. Plus, I liked it and I can not be wrong all the time... can I? Read More

One of the best of all time...

Author's Rating:

Pros: Everything you could want in an action movie

Cons: Lengthy, but worth it.

Al Pacino - Our Greatest Film Actor, and Heat is the proof.

Author's Rating:

Pros: Intense, satisfying performances, *actual* realism for a change, one of the great shoot-outs ever filmed and, of course, Ms. Judd.

Cons: Just a tad too long.

'Cops and Robbers' at its best.

Author's Rating:

Pros: De Niro vs. Pacino: Need I say more? Well then, Michael Mann's stunning cinematography.

Cons: Subtle plot details which are hard to follow if not paying careful attention.

Bottom Line:
Pacino and De Niro at their best in a beautifully filmed movie. If you're a fan of either (how could you not be of both?), you must see this film. Read More

Hot! Hot! Hot!

Author's Rating:

Pros: Solidly executed

Cons: --