Heat  Undoubtedly

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2006)

Heat is a classic thriller film  no, it's not just that, its one of the best cop-action films ever. Story takes place in crime ridden LA  what else does one need to know? With an all star cast, Heat presents a scenario where the robber maxima (De Niro) needs to pull off various heists when he's up against the worst enemy  a cop who's practically his theoretical twin (Pacino) and the heat is on.
What makes Heat so wonderful is that it's a throwback to the eighties, the thirties, and other eras of American history where mobs and gangs ruled the street. Where shootouts and raids were common and where cops had to be on top of things to do their job. The major shootout-getaway scene from the film can only be relived now in video games, such as the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which is reminiscent of another era of raw power, greed, and corruption.
Of course, people are dying for it, so much that they relish the vicarious pleasures of video games and film.
Nevertheless, this is a movie that is filled with relationship difficulties as well as your normal action theme. This movie takes a humanistic perspective on action, which is unusual. Michael Mann has the good cop constantly forming relations with all people, especially the bad ones. In this way, we never feel bad about his actions, regardless of their moral or ethical basis.
Of course, there are the more classical relationship struggles that has been neatly elevated to the point of 'struggle' so rare for this genre of films, where the usual "fuck and flee" formula is followed. We see that all sides of the cop-villain fight is plagued with problems  everything begins at the home and ends at the workplace, and Mann clearly sees that there is no special treatment for the rich or infamous.
RATING 9/10 "Never get attached to something so much you can't leave it in 30 seconds"