Unbelievable remake of Michael Manns LA Takedown

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2005)

After the initial action scene, I remember thinking to myself, "this is going to be a slow film" I was right but it just kept me gripped as the lapses between action scenes were so intense that it literally kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. Obviously the highlight of the film being the foiled bank job which was just fantastic, my only regret being that I never actually got the chance to see it in the movie theatre! People say that a director has done his job if you feel the film as well as watch it and in the case of heat this is certainly true, the beginning of the last scene where Deniro make the decision to go back and get his guy leaving the girlfriend in the car wondering, is truly remarkable. I remember being sat there thinking, "No! just go to the airport and get away!" Well the director certainly did his job there! To summarise, great film, perfectly choreographed action, well acted. Made my top ten!