Heat on Blu-ray & DVD (1995)

Heat

1995

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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A successful career criminal considers getting out of the business after one last score, while an obsessive cop desperately tries to put him behind bars in this intelligent thriller written and directed by Michael Mann. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a thief who specializes in big, risky jobs, such as banks and armored cars. He's very good at what he does; he's bright, methodical, and has honed his skills as a thief at the expense of his personal life, vowing never to get involved in a relationship from which he couldn't walk away in 30 seconds. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) is an L.A.P.D. detective determined to catch McCauley, but while McCauley's personal code has forced him to do without a wife and children, Hanna's dedication has made a wreck of the home he's tried to have; he's been divorced twice, he's all but a stranger to his third wife, and he has no idea how to reach out to his troubled step-daughter. While McCauley has enough money to retire and is planning to move to New Zealand, he loves the thrill of robbery as much as the profit, and is blocking out plans for one more job; meanwhile, he's met a woman, Eady (Amy Brenneman), whom he's not so sure he can walk away from. The supporting cast includes Val Kilmer as Chris, one of McCauley's partners; Ashley Judd as his wife Charlene; Jon Voight as Nate; Hank Azaria as Alan Marciano; and Henry Rollins as Hugh, who is beaten up by Hanna.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Heat details

Formats:	15 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	Ashley Judd, Al Pacino, Diane Venora, Ted Levine, Mykelti Williamson, Amy Brenneman, Wes Studi, Tom Sizemore, Robert De Niro
Director:	Michael Mann
Genres:	Action/Adventure - Epic, Historical, War, Drama - Biography, Historical, War, Thriller - Mystery
Studio:	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Collections:	100 Cops & Robbers, 100 must-see movies, Cops & Robbers, Must See Movies, Superb Sound, Top Must See Movies

Name	Discs
Heat	15 Feature
Heat - Bonus Features	15 Bonus

DVD Information

Run time:	2 hours 44 minutes
Rental release:	01 Nov 1999
Main languages:	English
Dubbed:	French
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English

Name	Discs
Heat	15 Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	2 hours 43 minutes
Rental release:	09 Nov 2009
Main languages:	English

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A Classic

By Mike Salt from Manchester , 27 Jun 2004

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This film is undoubtedly a modern classic. Dark, violent & stylish. As usual, with Pacino on screen there's enough ham to terrify a boat load of vegetarians.

For me the only thing that stops this being the perfect crime noir film is the Hollywood ending. The bad must ultimately fall & good must triumph, you know they can't allow the bad guy to escape but the final showdown just didn't seem to belong in this film.
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A must see film

By a customer , 01 May 2013

Great film, lots of action, great cast, great story line (I have always liked De niro). A must see film.
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fantastic watchable film

By Ricia (153 reviews) , 29 Apr 2013

What a fantastic film, right from the moment you saw who was starring in the film and it is a good cast, it keeps your attention all the way through although it is a long film. What a shame McCauley(Al Pacino) couldn't just drive away near the end, he just had to stop to clear up one more thing...
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An action film with style and depth

By seraphita (15 reviews) , 07 Apr 2013

Fantasic film. For once both villains and cops are portrayed as complex characters. There`s much more to this film than gun fights; yet it has you riveted from start to finish. Fine music score using Eno and Ligeti ...all blends wonderfully.
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Good watchable action movie

By Bobsview (549 reviews) from Gloucestershire , 02 Apr 2013

Robert DeNiro / Al pacino pitted against each other. Gangster / pursuit with love interest. It is a good action thriller but too long so inevitably gets a tad boring from time to time but overal watchable.
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The same as every gangster movie

By scaredreflection (5 reviews) , 15 Feb 2013

Boring, long, and uninteresting. People killing each other, blah blah. The story didn't interest me, and it seemed exactly the same as every other gangster movie.
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