heat doesnt sizzle

Rating: 6/10 (8 September 2000)

Directed by Michael Mann, Heat is a action chase character drama that tries to be everything and ends up being bits of each..An absolutely outstanding cast though with Al Pacino as the cop on the chase of the big heist, Robert DeNiro as the leader of the bad guys (this is the only movie where both Pacino and DeNiro, arguably the two greatest actors of the past 50 years, appear on screen together) also with Val Kilmer Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, and Natalie Portman. This movie is a good movie with excellent characters who come to life. There are some memorable scenes..DeNiro and Pacino drinking coffee in a diner, Ashley Judd as Pacino's wife and Natalie Portman who does a great job as the step daughter whose life is falling apart.Overall a good movie but it seems to fall short of the lofty expectations.. on a scale of one to ten..a 6