Best Cops and Robbers movie ever!

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2006)

Let's face it, most cop flicks are mediocre at best nowadays. Sure, there are excellent movies like "Narc" and "The Departed" every now and then, but for the most part, there is nary a superb cop film to be found. It's times like these where we should hope that filmmakers take extra notice of Michael Mann's crime masterpiece, "Heat", which was the definition of the perfect cop movie(or cops and robbers movie). Mann's 3 hour epic was nothing short of brilliant. The casting was wonderful considering that the main stars are Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Diane Venora, Natalie Portman, and Jon Voight, and the writing was poetic, philosophical, and witty. Plus, the film leaves us in awe. It's ironic how *spoiler* the ending should be a happy one given that the good guy wins, but that is hardly the case since we end up caring for both the cop and the robber. As a result, Mann makes what should be a happy ending on paper, into a tragedy. "Heat" is a timeless masterpiece and is proof that poetic dialogue beats generic dialogue anyday!