One of the best movies of the 90's.

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2006)

There were certainly a lot of great movies made in the 90's but for me this epic crime thriller ranks among the very best. To see perhaps the two greatest actors of the past thirty years paired together was a tremendous part of the films appeal to me and both De Niro and Pacino gave typically memorable performances in their respective roles. Director Michael Mann does a superb job in creating the perfect atmosphere that the film needed and is equally adept at providing terrific action as the shootout on the streets of Los Angeles demonstrates with panache and suspense. I thought there was more flexibility in the character of Neil McAuley for De Niro to convey his considerable acting talent and would argue that it provided him with his best role since playing Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas. I would certainly recommend it to any fan of the thriller genre and found it to be an extremely enjoyable experience. 9/10.