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Heat

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  • 70
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Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally together on screen in this riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino). McCauley will stop at nothing to do what he does best and neither will Hanna, even though it means destroying everything around them, .. Read more

Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora
Director Michael Mann
Run time 164 mins
Genres Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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  • Critics' reviews (6) of Heat

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Directed by Michael Mann, this crime thriller about a cop (Al Pacino) and a robber (Robert De Niro) is epic in both scale and length, clocking in at just under three hours. Though punctuated by bursts of virtuoso action, including a running battle in downtown LA that ranks as one of the best action scenes ever filmed, it is the unusual emphasis on character that impresses most. De Niro is in fine form as the calm, methodical loner whose life is arranged so that he can abandon everything in 30 seconds when the heat is on, including his sidekick, Val Kilmer. Pacino, by contrast, is more of a clich?, angst-ridden and on his third marriage. We've seen it before and catch Pacino acting all the time, especially in his set-piece meeting with De Niro. It's also a pity that after so much brilliance Mann should succumb to a derivative ending — an airport chase, à la The Killing and Bullitt, and a tidy if bloody resolution in which the wrong man gets killed.

    • Radio Times
  • 2 stars out of 4

    A highly polished, lovingly crafted thriller, but overlong, portentous and padded with irrelevant subplots, and one that finally gives birth to a mouse of an idea: that cops and robbers are much alike. Its true subject-matter is no more than male bonding

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 33 out of 38 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A Classic

    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.

      • Mike Salt from Manchester
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    One of the few, truly great films......

    Masterful direction, and superb screenplay, make this almost a Tarantino type film in style...

    Gritty, in depth, and genuine attention to detail, makes this a thought provoking story, that has you either sided with the criminals or the police, depending on your outlook in life. Val Kilmer has a brilliant role, and compliments the leads perfectly.

    In a word - perfect. A stylish, rewarding thriller. Very rare indeed these days...

      • boogsy from Moston
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