absolutely stunning

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 1998)

You really have to give it to Mann for this one. Impressive direction including the score and lights as mentioned above in other comments; as well as incredible portrayals by some of the greatest faces to ever be filmed. Pacino is at his best in Heat with his quiet-to-loud-in-2-seconds demeanor. "Ferocious aren't I?" That line sums up most of the characters he's played that we've loved. De Niro comes through as quite possibly one of the most beautiful characters I've ever seen written. The beauty of this film is how it blurs the line between right and wrong or good and evil or whatever you want to call it. You, as a viewer, just want it to work out for everyone, cuz you love them all. But you know it can't happen...at least, isn't that what we were taught?... Great film. Had to buy it letterboxed and watch it a few more times and steal samples from it to put on my computer! If you haven't seen it, then there's much you need to learn. If you've seen it and don't like it, there's much you need to learn. That's my two cents worth.