Michael Mann's opus

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2002)

I said this with Luc Besson and Leon, and I'll say again: Michael Mann will always be remembered best for Heat. This film was so different, so ambitious, and it had two of the premiere actors of our times in the same film.
I remember doing a class project by making my own movie trailer for this film (which was pretty good, too, for I got an A), and this was the film I instantly thought of. Brilliance is never accepted in the early stages of conception, and I figure it will take years before anyone fully appreciates this film. The cinematography was top notch, the editing was strong, and the acting was excellent. (the music, though primarily ambient, was also solid) While some scenes could have been deleted in the film, it encompassed the idea of the epic, only set in modern times. So many great actors graced this film, its difficult to even name a few of them.