Heat, the perfect example of a crime movie

Rating: Null/10 (1 February 2007)

This movie is not a standard thieves versus cops movie, it really lets you get to know the characters of both sides and see their emotional lives. You can pick your side, so you can concider the end of the movie as a good or a bad ending. On which side are you on? The film is directed by Michael Mann, known for his work on the hit series 'Miami Vice'. 'Heat' has a great cast with some of Hollywood finest actors. The two main characters are played by the best gangster actors you can get; Robert De Niro ('Goodfellas') and Al Pacino ('Scarface'). The story line concerns both sides. You have the story of the life of Vincent Hanna, played by Al Pacino, who has a relationship crisis with his wife because he is always busy chasing criminals. And also his step daughter is a mess, because her real father never shows up. Then you have the story of master criminal Neil McCauley, played by Robert De Niro, who never had a wife because he wants to be independent so he can escape wherever he wants without having to worry about someone. The two admire each one other. The plot begins when Neil and his crew rob a transport wagon and steal the obligations of rich guy Roger van Zant. The robbery goes wrong when a gang member called Waingro shoots one of the drivers, so they have to kill anyone around to leave no witnesses. Waingro then gets kicked out of the crew. Still part of the crew are Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) and Michael Cheritto (Tom Sizemore). Officer Vincent Hanna an his team of LAPD agents are put on the case. They find out that they are dealing with real professionals. They track them down to find out what their next score is going to be. But McCauley's crew are on to them and play games with the LAPD. The next big score will be a bank robbery in central Los Angeles. Everything seems to be going smooth, until the LAPD gets the tip by Van Zant who got it from Waingro who is working for van Zant as a snitch. The police arrives just in time and the whole area gets turned into a shooting gallery. A lot of people die in the proses, but McCauley and Chris manage to escape. Now Neil has to escape before Vincent Hanna finds him. Which is difficult for him because he finally found a woman he loves. Neil has an escape plan but Vincent is right after him. The final scene is a battle between Neil and Vincent, eventually one of the two dies If you like gangster movies, then I would recommend Heat. Not only does it have the best gangster actors of all time, It also has a thrilling plot with great action.