Al Pacino, Jon Voight, Robert De Niro
Neil McCauley is a hardened professional criminal who has spent many years behind bars and is determined never to go back. A highly focused loner, McCauley's protection is that there's nothing in his ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 27, 1999
Stats: 12,096 reviews
I'm not the biggest fan of crime dramas, but I can certainly recognize a good one when I see it. Heat easily falls into that category. It's remarkable that such a long movie could never feel dull or drawn-out, but Heat manages that feat with little effort.
I called it a crime ...( read more)
Other directors would have probably shot this movie under 3 hours, but not Michael Mann. He decided to give his characters, even his bad guys, depth, which makes a few of the villains not even so bad and a few goodies not entirely shiny anymore. Their all humans, and it's a pleas...( read more)
A great film in which we see Pacino and De Niro first act opposite each other (almost. it's quite dark). A scene movie fans had been waiting a long time for, which was ultimately a little disappointing. It's still a good film though, although I prefer the original, LA Takedown.
Much like Miami Vice this film was rather dull for the whole run time EXCEPT for the gun shoot out in the street between all cast members, that sequence is truely fantastic and one of the best action sequences made.
Kilmer, Sizemore and De Niro in sweet looking hockey masks vs. P...( read more)
I don't understand one thing.
Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, and Robert De Niro were electrifying in their performances. It was well-directed, well-written, and well-played out. But I didn't particularly enjoy it. It may have been that my expectations had been built up to a level at w...( read more)
Like the stars no fan of thed movie seeing it once was almost too much for me.
Io non lo so perché, ma vedere De Niro in versione stronzo mi fa sempre un po' effetto.
Finale epico.
Michael Mann's writing and direction elevate this material. It's not just an action picture. full review
(1995 Director: Michael Mann)! Ashley Judd? Didn't recognize her here! Val Kilmer? Top criminal mastermind McCauley (De Niro) faces off with Homicide Detective (Al Pacino) after pulling off the perfect crime......Director Michael Mann has created about the best suspense crime drama ever in HEAT.
Seeing this movie for maybe the 3rd time tonight (on network TV..no Ion) I still could not leave it......except to simultaneously begin an online chat with my Honeypie! Still, the emotions this crime drama stirs me each time I watch it, gripping my attention & holding it right up until the suspenseful end. There are HUMAN criminals.... quite real, easy to LIKE!
The supporting cast? Jon Voigt who makes their crimes possible, researching all the little details....
On deciding on whether or not to join the NEXT heist (a bank robbery), his ex-con pal (Tommy Sizemore) says,"You know, for me, action is the juice! I'm in."
The quintessential character driven story. Probably De Niros best film. And an exquisite soundtrack to boot! Steve Roach is a master of ambience & mood music!
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