THE GREATEST COP DRAMA EVER MADE

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2003)

Michael Mann's "HEAT" is one of those rare films that effectively combines great action sequences and visual storytelling with fully developed characters all played beautifully by a great cast. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are two of the greatest actors of all time and both have dynamic chemistry that is played out beautifully in what will go down as one of the greatest scenes ever filmed. The other star of this film is Los Angeles itself. The use of colour and architecture by Mann is brilliant and lends the city an almost haunted, souless landscape, which is mirrored by the characters. Alided with the production design by Neil Spisak, the cinematography by Dante Spinotti, and the score by Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Mann has made a film that surpasses every other cop movie in this genre and turned "Heat" into one of the greatest films ever made. This film will stand the test of time. 10 out of 10.