Amazing and Brilliant! Strong and Powerful! One of the Best!

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2007)

What can I add to the flood of reactions this film engenders when anyone sees it. This is one powerhouse of a film.
Val Kilmer is a perfect characterization of a criminal who has found his master in crime with Robert De Niro. De Niro is amazing as a tough guy with brains and conviction in what he does.
The romantic relationships that tie the characters together are beautifully interwoven in this cinematic masterpiece that truly lives up to its name. There is a dark humour throughout this film that adds interest and relief. There is a confidence in the acting, the plot, the story, that exalts the enjoyment of this film to a sublime level that is truly a unique cinematic achievement.
Jon Voight is quiet, strong and powerful - almost unnervingly so. Al Pacino is war-weary but unrelenting in his quest to control the evil in his city of LA.
These are amazing characters brilliantly acted, orchestrated into a film so taught with suspense, excitement and thrill that it goes way beyond the "good guy - bad guy" scenario. You are glued to your seat and you cannot get enough of this film. You simply do not want this one to end. It grabs you and piques your interest and curiosity right from the opening scene.
Everyone should own this one and play it again and again so as to absorb how a good movie is really made. "Well Done" Michael Mann!