More than meets the eye.

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2010)

Greetings from Lithuania.
What can i say about this film, that hasn't been said before.
I saw this film for about 7 times, i think. I love this film for a many reasons. Because it's so wonderfully acted and directed (the script is wonderful too). Because it's so epic. Because it's so beautifully sad.
This isn't just a "cops and robbers" movie - NO. I don't know, maybe it's just my imagination, but in this movie i saw a fight not just between cops and robbers but a battle between good and evil. And it's a breathtaking experience, when in one, just one scene, two characters, who are representing good and evil (and two different worlds), just sit dawn and talk. And they are talking not about film's plot, but about they lives. You can feel how similar they really are. If one of them wouldn't be a cop, and the other a criminal, they would be the best friends (i heard and loved the "theory" that Vincent and Neil are brothers, when Neil says to Eady that "i have a brother somewhere..."). But enough about "good and evil".
This is a breathtaking action "heist" thriller. Yes, i think that scene that goes after bank robbery is the most realistic "shoot-out" in a movie history (there are other wonderfully filmed "shoot-outs", but this one i will remember for a lifetime). How this film wasn't nominated for a best cinematography, editing and sound effects is beyond my.
For this films line A.Pacino will be remembered forever: "because she had a great xxx !!!" :). What a great performances, from everyone.
By the way, (for a movie buffs), last time i watched "Heat", i noticed how big influence this film made for "The Dark Knight". The "interogation" scene in "The Dark Knight" is so similar to a "conversation" scene (not just a cinematography). Two main characters talks not about films plot but about them self's, what they do, and how they are fitting in this world. Bank robbery scene i a very familiar to "The Dark Knight". And this goes for a real fans: don't know how much of You noticed, but at movies ("Heat") time 1:06:00 there is a shoot that goes for 6-8 seconds. This shot shows a car, with all the "bad guys" when they are going through the city. This is 99% identical shot that was used in "The Dark Knight", when Harvey Dent is being transported in a cop car through the city - view goes "from the sky", there is no music, no city sounds, just a night and this excellent tune.
Watch this "Los Angeles crime saga" - this is a timeless art.