Refreshing change...

Rating: 8/10 (12 June 1999)

I haven't seen a movie this involved in a while. I picked it from the video shop because I thought it would be a simple action no-brainer for a Friday night, but i was happily mistaken. Both De Niro and Pacino were excellent, and really touched on the hard, unromantic lives their characters led. I was surprised at how much time is spent with the minor characters, but maybe I looked too hard. I can't really think of a weak point in this movie. It does have some pretty intense gunfights (the one outside the bank is horrific) and some of the violence in it could exclude some viewers. besides that, it was fantastic.