Great Thriller

Rating: 10/10 (30 October 2009)

Heat is the story of a brilliant Los Angeles detective named Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino, Scarface) and his confrontation with an expert thief named Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro, Raging Bull), as well as his crew (including Val Kilmer as Chris, Tom Sizemore as Michael, and Jon Voight as Nate). The film is more about character development than gangster action. That is part of what makes director Michael Mann's Heat the best of Al Pacino and Robert Niro's careers.
The performances in Heat are superb. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino play their characters in such a way that you don't know who to root for and you can't tell who is the better actor. The supporting cast is strong also. The film is long, which gives it more time to bridge into several different subplots (examples: Hanna's troubled home, McCauley falling in love with a civilian, and Chris's gambling addiction).
Okay, now here's for the new generation. The action in this movie is great but spread out throughout the story. There is a very famous bank heist scene which follows with a lengthy shootout between the cops and criminals. Although my favorite scene is when the two rivals (Hanna and McCauley) meet face to face and drink coffee at a diner.
This is a great movie, and fans of the crime genre will not be disappointed.
10/10