Heat (1995)
A Los Angeles crime saga, "Heat" focuses on the lives of two men on opposite sides of the law - one a detective; the other a thief.(imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Michael Mann
Written By: Michael Mann
Starring: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Al Pacino, William Fichtner, Natalie Portman, Dennis Haysbert, Mykelti Williamson, Ashley Judd, Diane Venora
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action
Country: USA
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tonydal | 55 17% |
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Too long. And Pacino hams it up every which way (as he will do from time to time). DeNiro is suitably DeNiro-esque, but...the scene in the coffee shop where they confront each other played like two legends appearing on the same talk show. The whole thing looked like some prank.
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Eric WK | 85 81% |
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Gritty and ruthless action coupled with a poignant study of how man's life can be consumed by his work, his duty, and/or his principles, and how that affects the people he loves. All of the characters are rich and compelling, and they're played by a fantastic group of actors. I loved the way Mann photographed L.A. in "Collateral" and likewise here. All in all, one of the most satisfying crime/action films I've seen.
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doctor7 | 92 95% |
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An intelligent and very different cops and robbers film. Excellent acting from all people involved with some of the most amazing action scenes you will ever see (the street shootout remains one of the most intense gunfights I have ever seen).
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Mentaculus | 91 90% |
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Some days after work, I get off the Dash and straight down 5th in Downtown LA, precisely where the film's infamous shootout takes place, for a long walk. This time of introspection puts me right in the soul of the film - looking at the passers by, one could see a world of cutthroats and Demons, trying to survive in this Island of Lost Souls they call The City of Angels. It's a world of people denying themselves, desperately seeking connection. Everything in this film screams for connection.
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Der_Barney | 95 99% |
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I remember being SO excited when I heard this was getting made because I'd seen Mann's TV version of this story, "L.A. Takedown" before and loved it. And I was not disappointed. De Niro plus Pacino plus excellent gun battles plus Michael Mann's cool big-city aesthetics plus fast-paced excitement balanced against compelling human interest equals a fantastic movie.
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Leonardis | 96 91% |
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This was a great movie. Alike some of Mann's other movies, Heat is well acted from it's cast and had awesome directing from the start. De Niro and the rest of the cast are solid and I love Al Pacino. While it's insanely long, I liked the music score and the movie never gets boring or too slow for 171 minutes. Loved the ending. Easily some of Mann's best work.
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Alex Watkins | 5 91% |
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Heat explores the white-hat-vs.-black-hat old west mythos, but the romance is stripped bare, revealing cops and criminals driven by a dangerous need for adrenaline ("For me, the action is the juice") at the expense of their personal lives ("All I am is what I'm going after"). There are no heroes here, because sheer professionalism for its own sake has driven these mens' souls deep beneath the surface, with only the possibility of death to remind them of their own still-beating hearts.
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jimmynmu | 64 45% |
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A good action movie and not much more. It can get a little boring, a little tacky, but it's worth watching.
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overrated | 98 99% |
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The Swiss watch of the crime genre, and it is ticking down to the climactic showdown the entire running time. It's also the best cinematic tribute to Los Angeles besides Chinatown, freeway lights barely illuminating the darkness. Heat is the pinnacle of De Niro and Pacino's late careers; after this they both have been reduced to self parody (Pacino's already begun in this film, but he's so damn entertaining). Could stand to lose the Portman subplot though.
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| 5 | WoozyB | 90 86% |
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Quite possibly the best cops and robbers picture ever.
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INDYATMN | 93 92% |
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There are some highly implausible contrivances (the diner meet-up between the 2 stars; Brenneman's decision 2 stay) & for some the idea of exploring the inner lives of criminals may feel incongruous, but for fans of character-driven drama (especially watching 2 legitimately intelligent characters square off), unforgettable performances & killer set-pieces (heists & shootouts don't come better than this), this is arguably the greatest cops and robbers film ever made.
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juntakinte99 | 100 97% |
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The story makes a commentary between the psychological and technical intricacies of police and robbers. The screenplay is full of grounded drama and quotable scenes. But Mann's craftsmanship builds on it via photography inspired by paintings and a great electronic soundtrack. Some say it's too long, but I'm okay as spending time with these characters is a treat. It's both a movie for guys who like movies as well as such a part of the Film Bro Canon that it influenced The Dark Knight. Classic.
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Ytadel | 8 93% |
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After decades of waiting, this epic crime thriller is best known for pairing the two actors America most wanted to see onscreen together. Yes, that's right: William Fichtner and Kevin Gage finally collide.
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hellsditch | 84 82% |
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Saw this after I was underwhelmed by Mann's "Public Enemies", just to see if his "classic" was any good - It is! Pacino as at his hammy best here (but a little TOO much at times..."GREAT ASS!") and DeNiro is great in what was his last role before trading in his career as a serious actor for that of a pandering goofball in dopey comedies. Besides the wonderfully executed action scenes, the quieter moments and bit characters elevated the material above a traditional cops 'n robbers caper.
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BillyShears | 85 86% |
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DAT ASS
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Weafdog | 99 99% |
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Michael Mann is my favorite director and this is his best film. I am a crime thriller junkie, and this is the best of the genre. The style, tone, and mood of this film and all other Mann films appeal to me immensely. Mann has borrowed from Fuller, JP Melville, and Peckinpah to great effect. DeNiro and Pacino are perhaps my favorite actors, and they are never better than this film. Soundtrack/score is off the hook. Heat has everything that I look for in a film.
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afx237vi | 50 36% |
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Frustrating, because there's an interesting character study in here somewhere. Both Pacino and De Niro offer fleeting glimpses of their obsession, their drive and their flaws, but find their characters swamped by an unwieldy runtime, ponderous pacing and a labyrinthine plot that goes off on pointless tangents way too often.
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WWallce4prez | 91 97% |
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Mann perfected his vision of LA at night in Collateral, but this film has the benefit of being the ultimate cops-and-robbers epic. Very few crime dramas are done with this much authenticity, and never with such great pacing. Think about it, every male under the age of 35 loves this movie...and its 3 hours with one action scene. Of course, that action is terrific.
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garethm | 90 91% |
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De Niro vs Pacino, how could it fail. Fantastic character developments of professionals whose life is their job, the mutual respect between nemeses and one of the best shoot out sequences I've seen put together, powerful, vicious and most importantly very realistic.
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| 3 | swizardofoz | 85 87% |
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along with Die Hard, one of the great action film benchmarks. smart writing, star-studded cast, and wonderful work pitting the two leads against each other. throw in what is perhaps the greatest shoot-out ever and you have a true classic that never falters, despite the 3 hr runtime.
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nobamba | 80 87% |
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So...long... The climax happens and then it's almost another movie's worth of revenge. The women are mostly uninteresting so all the scenes about the men's home life just seem so unnecessary because it doesn't affect their work or give them any different insight at work. De Niro and Pacino have good scenes. Danny Trejo and Val Kilmer have strong presences. Fav scene: bank robbery leading into improbable street shootout.
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Magb | 75 50% |
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Heat is a strong action movie, but I don't think it's at all extraordinary. It's more intelligent than most crime thrillers, sure, but that in itself is hardly a major accomplishment.
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Farzan | 88 87% |
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Really good. A nice and colorful script, backed up by 2 modern day legends made this a great film. I really enjoyed the chemistry between Pacino and De Niro. I also thought it had a really good ending.
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Bojangles | 100 99% |
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It's rare to see characters like this portrayed so well. Rugged individualists with hard ass seriousness, valuing professionalism above all else. It reminds me of a dying/dead archetype that Americans used to demand in their leadership. I'm imagining George Washington or Andrew Jackson beating someone senseless with a hickory stick for ass kissing instead of doing the goddamn job right, and then sitting down and really enjoying this film.
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Derekstar | 10 1% |
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I played a little game with myself called "Pretend Al Pacino Isn't Famous," and discovered that he's distractingly bad and inauthentic in this movie. Hardly breaking new ground here, but it's true. Like if I were casting a fictitious movie and Al Pacino auditioned for a part with 1 line, I'd say "that guy is the worst actor ever, no way." Anyways, here's a half-assed review. I hate Heat, it's fucking dumb, I wouldn't watch it if it were a 1 hour episode of [any television crime show.] There.
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Timon88 | 35 27% |
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This might have been a good movie with a director actually interested in--or capable of--shaping the material. As it is, it's bloated and essentially dull. Nothing rings true or feels even remotely plausible. I normally like Al Pacino, but when he's bad (like he is here--all bluster and self-caricature...and those bug eyes..), there's definitely something wrong. With NO help from the director, Amy Brenneman alone manages to make something of her scenes.
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Kavu | 90 94% |
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Excellent performances by De Niro and Pacino. Some amazing dialogue and a killer plot.
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naikou | 90 96% |
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Successfully paints a portrait of not one, but two flawed and fascinating characters. Pacino's over-the-top delivery is perfect, De Niro's understated performance is the perfect complement. Musical score is outstanding, plot is fast paced (3 hours goes by quick!), gunfight scenes are some of the best I've watched. No complaints from me.
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JohnSandwich | 100 99% |
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pretty much a high-water mark for crime/heist films post-1990 or just in general
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| 2 | Rampage101 | 90 98% |
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Two legends finally meet, one of the greatest action sequences ever, the sound will blow your windows off.
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| 2 | djfntstque | 90 95% |
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Mann handles action as though cops, criminals and victims are all authentic human beings.
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Hadleyreis | 82 79% |
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-Give me that shotgun -Sir
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guy piranha | 90 98% |
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dark, gritty and drenched in mood. mann's magnum opus with "inversed", but complementing roles (the coke snorting, larger than life cop and the low-key, clean, methodical thief) competing in the grey area that is life, featuring the most impactful shootout put to screen, two of the best actors of all time and mesmerizing audiovisual composition. speaking of which, the final shot backed by "god moving over the face of the waters"...that's why movies exist.
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Pickpocket | 8 82% |
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https://genesisofman.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/heat-1995/
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chemical404 | 86 98% |
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There is nothing in this movie that wasn't done before, and yet it stands out from crime thrillers. Formula is simple - take a good solid script and hire bunch of great actors. Cinematography perfectly captures the beauty of the urban night and solid soundtrack creates unique mood that stays with you for a long time. One of the best crime movies ever made.
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cagedwisdom | 100 90% |
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A bit too long. But that's probably its only real flaw.
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St. Berna | 65 44% |
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yer yer "memoli-erkan aga kovalamacasi" tadi aldim. ^^
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Paxton | 80 87% |
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I don't understand why men like this movie so much. No, wait. I completely understand why men like this.
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panzerwolf | 97 98% |
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With memorable performances by De Niro and Pacino, a firefight that will rock your socks off and the ultimate good guy chases bad guy -scenario, how could a movie go wrong? For me, this movie never gets old.
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Talyn Golic | 95 98% |
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Much has been written about the the amazing shootout this movie has, or seeing De Niro and Pachino on screen together for the first time, and to be fair both of these aspects are incredible. However I feel Heat deserves praise more for it's intelligent script and affording all the main players with plenty of character development. We learn more about these characters than we usually would and that makes the whole thing feel a lot more involved. The pinnacle of cops & robbers movies.
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twincinema | 95 96% |
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Robert DeNiro, along with Steve Austin, is one of the few men who can make a goatee look cool.
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mendeljef | 77 78% |
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all the ingredients you need for a great actionmovie. Great characters: you have the cool professional bad guy; you psycho guy, you have the good cop living for his work etc... altough it's a storyline with some traditional features, it never bored me. great action movie, without much mumbo jumbo!
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stepsideways | 50 9% |
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The plot is contrived and stoopid, and Al Pacino is hammy to the extreme. Someone had to taze me awake during the Seminal DeNiro-Pacino Coffee Shoppe Scene too. Off-topic: you know who I would have loved to see play a scene together? Timothy Carey and Elisha Cook Jr.! (They're both in Kubrick's the Killing, but never together.)
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TedDedon | 89 83% |
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Heat is a brilliantly directed action thriller with superb performances by some of the greatest actors in the history of the business. If you don't like Heat there is something seriously wrong with your taste in movies.
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Moribunny | 40 27% |
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I think people like this because of the cast. It is a very average movie.
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ImHiilmeJohn | 70 36% |
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Hey everyone! Michael Corleone became a cop!
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| 1 | davisty69 | 91 92% |
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Great all the way around
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Insan3 | 90 89% |
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Featuring two of my favorite actors, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, on the screen at the same time for the very first time. How could I not like it? As it turns out, the cast around them isn't to shabby either.
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Ashby | 89 86% |
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Despite this having two of my favourite actors in De Niro and Pacino, I dismissed this for years because I thought it was your average run-of-the-mill action flick. Boy was I wrong. The character development in this movie is fantastic and Mann delivers a great mix of action and storytelling, ending in a well set-up and executed thriller. The movie grabs you by the throat and sucks you in from the opening scenes and doesn't let go until the credits roll. One of, if not Mann's best movie to date.
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| 1 | misteremann | 93 30% |
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The intense, grounded, and brilliantly executed action sequences are only matched by the performances. Most heist movies/games/TV shows nowadays are at least slightly inspired by this movie too.
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glumpy_99 | 82 63% |
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De Niro and Pacino score strongly in Michael Mann's crime epic; overlong and often times needlessly cluttered with stray story threads and characters, and self-conscious touches ("The Diner Scene"), but rip-roaring action sequences, and some genuinely touching moments in Pacino's family life, and De Niro's romantic relationship, help the film flirt with greatness at times. Watch for a young Natalie Portman excelling in an all-to-brief role and a bizarre mustachioed supporting bit by Jon Voight!
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SlantMag | 40 97% |
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"Echoes the tradition of American individualists." - Jeremiah Kipp
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closedmouth | 80 67% |
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So De Niro risks it all for...Amy Brenneman. Hahaha. As a badass display of stone cold professionalism it can't be beaten. I would have been happy with three hours of McCauley's team prepping and executing jobs. But I'm forgiving a lot of bad shit, most of it involving Pacino in full-on Scent of a Woman mode and his character's insipid soap opera of a personal life. Those heists, though. Such precision, on camera and behind it.
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Noblet | 70 46% |
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Too bloated, but there is some great character interaction and one very intense shootout.
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| 1 | 3wordsorless | 50 25% |
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Pointless subplots, niggas.
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Syntheseizur | 89 91% |
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Beat-for-beat, it is simply one of the most perfectly constructed crime thrillers ever. It's not the most concise, or the most elaborate, profound, or exciting, but it's structured so well as a character-driven narrative that its flaws are easily forgotten. Not Pacino or DeNiro's best performances by any stretch, but their characters are strong and watching them follow their respective arcs is absolutely stunning. It doesn't say anything new about cops and robbers, but it may say it the best.
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| 1 | johnwun | 81 70% |
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De Niro, Pacino, Kilmer, Sizemore... I'm so THERE... Great cast used wisely... Good movie ensues...
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amazedemon | 64 50% |
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Barring some superb acting by De Niro, Heat unfortunately didn't live up to the hype. Simply put, I found a lot of the film unnecessary. There's a very slow build-up introducing the viewer to each member of the De Niro's crew, but by the end of the film I could barely remember their names. Pacino plays an unhinged cop well, but the unhinged part is unnecessary (or overacted). At its core, Heat is about loneliness, illustrated best by their shared diner scene. The film is just too long and dated.
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| 1 | tancan | 51 5% |
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it's 53rd minute and I'm still not into it
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ImOmerCetin | 87 95% |
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De Niro & Pacino! What can i say? Wonderful!
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KingCauti | 90 94% |
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This movie is a character driven emotional ride of destruction.
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offlineoz | 100 98% |
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Under Quarantine Film Reviews #53: Heat is the peak of Michael Mann's career. He flawlessly hits every beat and manages to provide psychological insight into the symbiotic relationship between the two heavyweight leads. His sprawling depiction of LA is the perfect setting for an epic cat & mouse chase, culminating into one of the best shootouts in cinema history. Sleek, stylish and full of depth, it is a perfect crime drama. Also, "she's got a GREAT ASS" is a top 3 Pacino line.
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TheDenizen | 80 84% |
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Pretty epic crime drama. Though close inspection reveals some plot holes, the cast is excellent, the action is exciting, and the talking bits never feel boring.
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| 1 | myfavchords | 79 75% |
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This is a good movie but it is disappointing that De Niro and Pacino didn't have more scenes together. There are so many different actors in this movie in small roles. Most of the supporting cast is good in this movie.
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Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan) | 65 22% |
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What should have fired me up, left me cold. Heat had some good moments, especially when Pacino and DeNiro were face to face but then the rest of the movie happens. This movie is almost 3 hours long and you will feel it. The movie just goes on and on, when you just want it to stop. Every once in a while a nice scene is peppered in and then you deal with Natalie Portman stealing the show again with her drama that she brings to every film unnecessarily (See Thor 2)... [Full Review]
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peyrin | 80 81% |
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Pretty sure Michael Mann doesn't have the slightest clue how to write proper character drama, but sometimes you just need that raw unfiltered alpha male energy. Could do without the 50-minute shootout tho.
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noisebloom | 87 82% |
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The "cat and mouse" game isn't done much better than it is in Heat, a methodical but riveting thriller with a stellar cast.
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kito1 | 100 99% |
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Rarely seen coolness and style.
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| 1 | lukejmiller | 100 98% |
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it is more than Pacino vs. De Niro, it has great character depth, and blurs the lines of good and bad
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MadMan | 100 97% |
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The shootout and dinner scenes alone are better than most movies. Wow.
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P u l p | 69 64% |
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Unpopular opinion: Overrated and boring.
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JaiGuy | 90 92% |
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Loved this movie! Loud gunshots, great cinematography, Val Effing Kilmer. Michael Mann is the breasts!
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| 1 | Cercle_Rouge | 80 87% |
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The basic framework here - one last heist, cops as mirrors of robbers, the policeman with a "complicated" private life - are so cliched that the wonder is that Mann makes something so compelling & brilliant out of it: interest & tension never relent over nearly 3 hours. Pacino & De Niro play support to Los Angeles. Although women play a significant role, they don't have much to do other than help dramatise men's internal struggles between their attachments to others and to their own obse
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leekenn | 85 81% |
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Brilliant. Slow toward the end, but gets better with every watch. In all seriousness would anybody ever predict bad things from a Michael Mann film starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro? And it's exactly what you'd expect it to be. Carefully paced but rugged and exciting, the dialog is exceptional especially where the leads are concerned. Go ahead and check this out. You're unlikely to be disappointed.
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SpaceEcho | 90 97% |
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GREAT ASS
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ozymandius10 | 86 92% |
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Some of the best gunfights you'll see. The relationship between Deniro and Pacino is kind of odd though.
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| 1 | hmurtib | 96 95% |
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Al Pacino vs. Robert De Niro. No other word is necessary...
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frederic_g54 | 9 90% |
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A near masterpiece filled with compelling dialogues and great performances, converging around a tightly knitted, multi-character narrative. The 3 hours just fly by and not a single character is underwritten or one-note. I always look forward to my yearly revisit of this film.
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snowd3n | 5 97% |
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Guns, Al Pacino, a bank robbery, Danny Trejo, Henry Rollins, a 15 minutes New York City shoot out...yeah this movie is badass.
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ktappe | 77 46% |
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We all looked forward to finally seeing Pacino and De Niro on the screen together. What a letdown it turned out to be. This film is basically aimless and the climax where they meet feels nothing more than forced.
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| 1 | jacksflow | 98 98% |
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Michael Mann's directing turns this showdown between Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro into one of the best crime movie ever. Legendary scene: the bank heist shoot-out.
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| 1 | scurry | 100 99% |
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Highly realistic with haunting photo and an effective story. While it's subject matter is crime, it also explores a manifold of human themes. In essence it's about passions, relationships and sacrifice.
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buggz79 | 91 98% |
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Possible the best cops and robbers film I have ever watched.
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| 1 | TheAguamoose | 90 90% |
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An excellent crime drama, which handles the relationships of the characters just as well as it does the gun battles.
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timmo | 70 28% |
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It does some interesting things with the narrow genre, but I don't think that its minimalistic, slow cinematography is completely justified. Mann is a unique (not necessarily in a good way) director and not a great writer. There are characters that should've been developed but weren't, a flaw masked by the film's supposed gritty realism. It is far from real, as a suitable and appropriate alternative title would be "Unlimited Ammo." Worth a viewing, though.
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| 1 | foxyloser | 92 98% |
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excellent cast great story and the bank robbery scene is one of the best action scenes
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andayb | 75 86% |
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Mann's visuals are impressive, but his narrative lacks focus. If it weren't for the half baked romantic subplots, this movie would have become a masterpiece, but the chemistry between De Niro and Brenneman is lacking substance, same goes for Pacino's story. The rest, though, is pure testosterone gold. As for the cast, one couldn't ask for more. De Niro is simply excellent, but unfortunately Pacino is too over the top here.
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rthornhill | 94 89% |
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Skip "righteous kill" and watch this pairing of two tremendous actors. Lots of supense and intrique. Highly Recommended.
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| 1 | bossaking | 60 52% |
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Too many useless side plots. Pachino was terrible.
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purgatos | 74 58% |
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It's a good movie, but at nearly 3 hours it's spread too thin to be a great movie. Pacino and DeNiro are pretty interesting characters, but pretty much everyone else is flat and dull. It has some great scenes that shouldn't be missed(the bank heist for example), but I'm not going to watch this one again.
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| 1 | davebirch | 100 92% |
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Quite simpily, one of the finest crime thrillers ever made. The bank robbery sequence warrants the purchase of big wide screen plasma, surround sound speakers, and lazy boy chair.
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woodoo | 90 82% |
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Brilliant, Michael Mann at his most indulgent. Endlessly rewatchable.
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| 1 | Hatman101 | 94 94% |
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Everybody should see this movie.
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Cinema_Asia | 85 92% |
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Heat is bordering camp-town at times (especially Pacino's lines) but that doesn't stop it from being intriguing and infinitely quotable. Michael Mann is also a very technically proficient director if nothing else. The fire fight scene is still one of the best ever on film.
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slidercc | 80 77% |
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High Expectations, but failed to live up to the hype. Great acting, but the story wasn't that good. Some of the action sequences were laughable at best. Decent film, but nowhere near the level of praise it receives.
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| 1 | BCareyUSAF | 97 92% |
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Fuck Scarface, this is the Pacino movie to see.
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billkerwin | 75 27% |
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In spite of the cast, nothing special here.
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mwgerb | 71 87% |
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I can give you three reasons this is a great movie: 1) De Niro. 2) Pacino. 3) Their scenes together. There were other reasons too, but they deliver most of the brilliance and power of this film by the way they commit to their jobs, fail as people, and serve as foils to each other. It can be overdone at times, but most of the time it's done exactly right.
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| 1 | Skenkere | 80 85% |
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Solid action movie with Pacino and DeNiro. Also that firefight scene was pretty rad, huh?
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| 1 | bamsukka | 92 79% |
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Mann paints a character as deep as the imagination allows. "Heat" is the must see crime drama. De Niro and Pacino electrify the screen in this gripping cops and robbers movie that will pin your eyelids back to your skull until the powerful and climactic ending.
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Jeb | 83 68% |
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Not the classic people make it out to be, but still good. Pacino and De Niro are great, and together their one of the most rad combinations of actors ever. Overall a good Crime Thriller, but left me a bit disappointed too.
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BeardMilk | 92 87% |
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This movie has a great cast of characters, all of whom are very well acted. And, for a movie just shy of 3 hours it went by quickly, very well paced. Mann balanced the character drama with the action well, this movie never seemed to lull at all. There was a very satisfying buildup to the climax and the conclusion was perfect.
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| 1 | EChing | 95 90% |
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Great acting from Pacino and Deniro, with solid supporting cast. Voight and Portman mesmerize. Unforgettable.
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moraesfelipe | 94 97% |
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Mann's sharp storytelling and Pacino and De Niro's deep perfomances make this one a breathtaking thriller.
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| 1 | illistkilla | 99 88% |
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Nothing short of GENIUS!!
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Tomhet | 7 71% |
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All in favor of a 10-episode, Michael Mann-produced HBO reboot to flesh out the thin side-stories in this movie that rule anyway say "well, no fucking shit."
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Kojiless | 78 82% |
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Strong performances by a star-studded cast, but color me annoyed every time I have to sit through a story about a guy who loves his work and a wife who wants him to stay home. "Honey, a young girl was just killed and her body dumped on a roof. The murderer is still at large and most likely will strike again, mindlessly robbing another family of their beloved daughter." "Yes, Jack. But what about ME!?"
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hssnozdagg | 79 68% |
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A crime/heist classic, flawed in pacing, on the tops of acting.
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