Quite brilliant

Rating: 7/10 (6 August 2000)

My main reason for watching "Heat" when it was on TV tonight was to see if it was as good as I remember I thought it was when I saw it at the cinema in 1996. I was awed when I walked out of the theater that day, but I haven't seen it since so I was kind of curious. And hey, even if the film is only half as good as I thought it was back then, it's a film I want to watch again!
So, yes I can say that "Heat" is almost as good as I thought it was the first time I saw it. It's a fantastic mix of thriller, action, and drama and the acting is top notch... Well; De Niro, Pacino... it's *better* than top notch. My main complaint, though, is that it is sadly too long. Had it been shorter I would have enjoyed it so much more, but it is still a quite brilliant film, very entertaining. (7/10)