A Story Of A Police And A Criminal

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2011)

A great Robert De Niro and Al Pacino collaboration!!!!This is what the film,Heat,a written and directed by Michael Mann,is all about.
De Niro plays Neil McCauley, a professional thief, while Pacino plays Lt. Vincent Hanna, veteran LAPD homicide detective tracking down McCauley's crew. The central conflict was based on the experiences of former Chicago police officer Chuck Adamson and his pursuit in the 1960s of a criminal named McCauley, after whom De Niro's character is named. Aside from De Niro and Pacino,the film also has an all-star ensemble that includes Val Kilmer, Jon Voight,Tom Sizemore,Diane Venora,Amy Brenneman,Ashley Judd and a young Natalie Portman - that makes the performances of this film first class.
It is more than just a story of a police and criminal playing the cat- and-mouse game.The tension and conflict provided by the story definitely is far from contrived as it is honest and totally realistic.Aside from the good performances,credit also should be given to Mann.
Heat is just more than an action film.It is simply one of the best crime thrillers ever made in Hollywood.It is arguably one of the best films of the 1990's if not the best.