A masterful crime drama with outstanding performances

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2020)

In Heat we witness the actions and the daily lives of both career criminals and career cops played out over almost three hours of screen time. This is no mere "good guys Vs. bad guys" story, but is instead a deep and dramatic epic that dissolves that aforementioned theme and offers to us a rich, complex tale of desperation, dedication, and at times, despair.
What lifts Heat above the norm is it's focus on the human story. You are given a set of characters whom one might expect to be two-dimensional in such a setting, but who are, for want of a better term, very much alive and living in the world the film portrays. People who only share six minutes of film time are given a backstory with a brushstroke of brilliance, thanks to a wonderful script and clean, concise directing and editing.
That's enough from me. Give it a go!