One of Michael Mann's best

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 2016)

I've seen a few of Michael Mann's movies...Manhunter (the original Silence of the Lambs), The Insider, Collateral. Heat has to be one of the best. A lot's been said about Heat, but there are a few standouts. Dennis Haybert plays Donald Breedon, out on parole and is hired by a crooked diner owner (Bud Cort - good to see him acting). When Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) recruits Breedon to be the getaway driver, you feel a sense of foreboding. But good to see Dennis end up playing the President of the USA a few years later.
The final scene between Val Kilmer's character and Ashley Judd's character was very moving even though no words are exchanged. Their facial expressions alone are enough, and it's quite moving.
The shootout scene has to be one of the best ever in movie history. With all the death, damage and destruction done, I can only wonder the headache this caused to the insurers in the storyline.