Climatic cinema at its best!

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2002)

Just having DeNiro and Pacino in the same movie is enough to wet anyone's appetite. But director Michael Mann does a terrific job in this showdown of good guy versus bad guy. Breakthrough performances by Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman. Probably the last good movie Val Kilmer has done. And its been 7 years since Heat hit theaters. The movie feels like it's going nowhere nearly an hour into it, but soon after Mann sets the wheels in motion and I guess that would explain why this is a 3 hour movie. Most people do not like 3 hour films, but trust me, this one is worth it!