Heat and Hemingway

Rating: 9/10 (1 December 2004)

A lot already has been said, so very briefly some lose points:
The atmosphere in the movie reminds me of the atmosphere in Hemingway's novels: "You understand this because you are a man."
The movie looks great. Nice pictures. Real slick. The same goes for the music. Really sets the right atmosphere.
The two main roles are acted out very well. Many other characters are very flat, but that didn't bother me.
The storyline is absolutely not credible, but hey, who cares. I don't think that was a goal of the writer anyway.
The thematics are not nobel prize material, but should be challenging even to an intellectual person.
My opinion: a classic in the action genre.