A Totally Inane Remake

Rating: 1/10 (15 February 2003)

This is without doubt the worst remake I have ever seen mainly because the pivotal moment near the end of the film was changed from the original (also by Michael Mann) and totally destroys the point of the film.
L A Takedown the original was better acted Alex McArthur was far better than Robert de Niro. In Heat there was far too much dialogue, subtlety went out the window where in L.A. Takedown you knew what they were thinking from their actions, body language,etc in Heat the endless dialogue killed any atmosphere and left nothing to the viewers imagination. The ending was totally pointless and even contradicted the film. If you want a good well acted subtle film about a gang of bank robbers and the cops chasing them watch L.A. Takedown because Michael Mann lost the plot on Heat.