LT
26May12
The padding is necessary, Mann details the procedures on both sides of the law, deglamorizing both in the process, so when it comes time for the showdowns... it completely subverts the cliches.
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Ellis Potter
8May12
A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."
Johnny DuBiel
24Apr12
The great American crime epic. Mann creates myth as he plumbs the depths of cop and criminal archetypes. Utilizing every tool in his arsenal, he somehow turns a grand city into something even more grandiose. Rich characterizations balance and compliment themselves. Pacino is nails, and DeNiro gives what is (to date) his last truly great performance. How did this not receive more acclaim upon its original release?
Adam Piercy
22Apr12
Great film — the cast is superb. I just think it could have been about 30 minutes shorter.
Johnny Kuo
1Apr12
HEAT is essentially a cliched cops and robbers story, and a very long one to the extent that dramatic shortening to a two hour movie isn't such a bad idea. There's no argument the film has the potential to be an epic, but it's almost as if director Michael Mann wants the film to be seen as some sort of crime epic by just padding out nearly all of the scenes longer than necessary.
lady_lazarus
9Mar12
a movie like this can be made nowhere but America, this is what i love america for.
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Joosep Ehasalu
28Feb12
7/10 A droolworthy cast let down by a sub-par script and a ridiculous ending. I just didn't feel the intended rivalrious bromance between Pacino and Deniro, even the coffee scene didn't do it for me. Sorry for the vague spoilers.
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Charles Deckert
6Mar12
You know, for the many times I'd seen it, it never strikes me as a "guys' film", I guess because what I estimate guys' films to be far more shallow and inarticulate than this, with the action having no greater purpose than to make noise and movement, the words uttered to be predictable and inauthentically expressed, the men themselves to be assorted cliches with shoes...many reasons I could go into for my not seeing this as a mere "guys' film."
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Joosep Ehasalu
30Mar12
I certainly didn't tag this as a guy's film. If I want a "guy's film" I'll go with beerfest. From this piece, I expected a bit more depth and character development from the two main characters whose names by now have been erased from my mind. The action scenes didn't do it, neither did the dialogue, it was just a let down.
Nick McGaw
4Jan12
A bit over the top (it has the loudest gunshot sound I can recall in a film), with weak female leads, but oh man, this is how a cops and robbers movie is made. The male part of the cast is shockingly good, one heavy hitter after another. Brilliant sequences. People talk about Scorsese being the king of crime films, but he could learn a lot from Michael Mann. This is cinema--it makes Goodfellas look like TV.
Filmy
13Dec11
I gotta hold on to my angst. I preserve it because I need it. It keeps me sharp (snaps fingers), on the edge (snaps fingers), where I gotta be. This is Mann's symphony, his crescendo, an ultimate peak and damn good cinema.
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Siksinaaq
21Nov11
Probably one of my favourite ending sequences of all time in cinema. That very final camera shot may be one of my favourite shots in all of cinema as well. Masterpiece.
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Mr. Fuffcans
21Sep11
its talent is wasted on a script that is far too bloated and self important (seriously 3hrs???) i would have loved to have seen a tight gritty cop drama starring perhaps the two greatest actors in popular film but this is not it.
raqz xuneh
2Sep11
what made this memorable was that the "full body armor" shootout scene happened in real life in los angeles two years after... known as the north hollywood shootout.
Nuno Matos
8Aug11
Don't Let Yourself Get Attached to Anything You Are Not Willing to Walk Out on in 30 Seconds Flat if You Feel the Heat Around the Corner.
Zachary Curl
12Jun11
this is one of the most beautiful films i have ever seen. an incredible crime drama, and moreover, a truly excellent film. less a film about crime, and more about masculinity, obsession, drive, and the nature of dualities. this is a film about people with purpose, all living the lives. there is no better ending, and no better piece of modern crime cinema.
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Dave
29May11
The best film of Michael Mann's career and the one that proves that as far as action-crime films go, he is the best of his generation.
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Harry Rossi
22May11
I must admit there are some fantastic scenes in Heat with some fantastic acting but overall this 3 hour epic felt sloppy and uneven and I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to. Worth watching, just not as good as I had hoped for. 3/5
abrahamgbj
7Apr11
I waited to watch this film for years, I always thought the perfect day will come for Heat... today I watched it for the first time on its Blu-Ray version on a private screening room with amazing surround system, it was totally worth the wait, this amazingly good orchestrated masterpiece has just won its place among my faves!
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A Mann's Man
30Mar11
If the best films are those that speak to you on a personal level, that provide nourishment for your existential malaise, that offer a supreme catharsis through their visions of the city, causality and the doom-laden decisions we all make, then Heat is by far the best film ever made.
Owun Birkett
7Mar11
A masterpiece in the crime/thriller genre and seriously overlooked by the awards board. Michael Mann delivers a gripping movie that features top-notch performances from the entire cast. The bank heist sequence is one of the most famous shoot-outs in Hollywood history. With Mann's experience as a firing instructor, you'll witness the most realistic and intense gun fight ever put on film. An unforgettable film!
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