Brilliantly done... legendary

Rating: 10/10 (14 August 2005)

This is one of the most inspired, brilliantly crafted and gut-wrenching crime dramas ever made and it shows. We may never see a better cast in a drama/action film because as far as I'm concerned no one could top a dual lead like De Niro and Pacino alongside support from actors like Kilmer and Sizemore. Acting aside, the storyline is filled with profoundly brutal realism and transcends pedestrian good guy/bad guy dynamics with a bullet, not to mention the gorgeous cinematography, masterful editing and outstanding musical score. The color choices alone seal the mood (like that blue filter so sweet) and it couldn't have been cut together better to add dramatic intensity and edge of your seat action sequences. The music in this one is definitely what pushes it to the next level, as many people seem to agree, and I would love to shake the hands of each and every person who helped to create this masterpiece, especially whoever had the idea to use that Moby song at the end brilliant, absolutely brilliant!