Michael Mann is a GENIUS!

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2000)

This really is a sophisticated cops and robbers film. Before scripting this film, Michael Mann did months of interviews with convicts in the California penal system. The result is the type of dialogue that smacks as realistic as you can get. One character in particular, Waingro, plays as dark and scary of character as you will ever see. Of course it does not hurt to have two of the greatest actors of our time in it. DeNiro and Pacino rival each other in a great display of dramatic talent. Not to mention an excellent cameo by Jon Voight. Any fan of clever action films, will love this film. Any fan of Michael Mann, will be happy to know that he has done it again.