In days long gone by, it was fairly common to have a movie featuring several major stars.
Heat is definitely the exception.
Director Michael Mann has assembled two of the best know and acclaimed actors of our time, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The story provides an interesting twist on the old cops and robbers screenplay. De Niro is Neil McCauley, a master thief. In fact, master thief hardly does this character justice. He is the best there is.