Intuitive. A feeling of reality, sobering, with no silly special effects.

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2006)

'Edgy' story, dangerous crew, tries to out maneuver, the Major Crimes Unit, (M.C.U.) You could get lost in the scenery.
As this story starts out with a bang! I felt, that I was there in the midst of the drama. Not every movie has the power and ability to bring you to a place of longing. The characters, and the people playing the parts, where pieced together just right by casting agent Bonnie Timmerman. Then as far as it goes for Mann, he knows what he wants!
1995, Heat hit the theaters and a man I knew, who was 'Special Forces' weighed in with his thoughts on this before I even had a chance to see this. He said' "When you're in the middle of a firefight, any of them, you practically need ear-plugs. Just like it is in reality. All the other activity, was real believable." He was impressed, even as a military man in special forces. I went and caught it, when I had the time and from the onset, it opens up and lets you glide into the story. I pretty much could get lost in this one. I don't mean, not understanding the story and so on either. It's just an incredible trip for the sense of suspense and intrigue. It's spellbinding in effect. The 'Mann', telling the story draws you in by the activity and spreads out a silence around in various parts, causing you to think and feel through the absence of 'speech' or talking. Just by the essence of the scenery, unfolding the story and using more elements than, just dialog. My thoughts become a lot more enthralled when the story is so smart in it's execution, using your mind, instead of just giving everything through the 'characters words'. A drawing in of your feelings as you watch a scene get set with a somber building of drama, leading up to a climax that doesn't get blown, the wrong way. Through the 'Crew's' activities and the murders on the streets, the M.C.U. is getting stretched, but hasn't snapped. Vincent is on the 'case'. Kevin Gage (Waynegro) was a special kind of 'scumbag' for me. He was an authentic criminal. A precise coward, an ego maniac and a 'life' story loser! Perfect. There are other good and great directors out there as well. However, it seems that Mann rarely misses. (*****)