Heat

Name: Heat
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: December 15, 1995
Duration: 170 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Al Pacino, Jon Voight, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

1995

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 15, 1995 | R

Starring: Al Pacino, Jon Voight, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

Summary: A riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino).

Director: Michael Mann

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 170 min

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Todd McCarthy

Stunningly made and incisively acted by a large and terrific cast, Michael Mann's ambitious study of the relativity of good and evil stands apart from other films of its type by virtue of its extraordinarily rich characterizations and its thoughtful, deeply melancholy take on modern life. Read full review

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Kenneth Turan

A sleek, accomplished piece of work, meticulously controlled and completely involving. The dark end of the street doesn't get much more inviting than this. Read full review

David Ansen

A stunning crime drama that shares its protagonists' rabid attention to detail and love of adrenalin. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

There's nothing really new...but it has craft, pacing, and an overall sense of proportion, three pretty rare classic virtues nowadays. Read full review

Edward Guthmann

It's a monster of a movie, and it gets unwieldy. Read full review

Film.com Andy Speltzer

Someone should confiscate Mann's synthesizer. Just when a scene starts rolling along, this synth beat fades in and destroys the mood.

Andrew Ross

A 3 hour fusillade of cliches. Read full review

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timone

Dec 1, 2021

I have just finished watching Heat a fantastic film. Ah, I don't know what I liked about it really, it's just a long and compelling crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer and directed by Michael Mann. Um, I'm sure you guys are a huge fan of Michael Mann but for me I'veI have just finished watching Heat a fantastic film. Ah, I don't know what I liked about it really, it's just a long and compelling crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer and directed by Michael Mann. Um, I'm sure you guys are a huge fan of Michael Mann but for me I've never heard of him. The heist scenes are brilliant, the ending chase is thrilling and it sort've reminds me of me staying outside in the dark so that was years ago. it's been 2hrs and 44mins since I watch this fantastic film and I knew in my nuts that this film would be long and that's the running time. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you about the robbery scene and the gunshots are so loud and I have no problem with that. And that's it, enjoy this film.… Expand

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VaiKelly

Mar 23, 2011

HEAT is good, seriously good. Pacino and de Niro are just perfect for the characters they play, the direction is equally strong. The length of the movie might be a bit too long for the usual Hollywood flick, but this is serious, heady stuff. Pacino is quintessential and meticulous as the copHEAT is good, seriously good. Pacino and de Niro are just perfect for the characters they play, the direction is equally strong. The length of the movie might be a bit too long for the usual Hollywood flick, but this is serious, heady stuff. Pacino is quintessential and meticulous as the cop who knows a challenge when he sees one, de Niro is the smooth operator who must always stay a step ahead. The leader of a fearsome crew, de Niro's silent, tough control over his team, over their future, is just perfect. The supporting cast are equally commendable. Of Michael Mann's best movies, Heat is certainly one of them. Cliched? Not one bit. The best scene of the movie isn't just the diner-coffee scene, it's the first one where de Niro ascends the electric stairs and on to the pavement. You see the look, the fierceness in his face, the way he walks and does his business, the perfect character played by the perfect actor. Pacino is no less powerful, the way he hankers after his informant, Eddy, the way he gets the 'slick' lead from Eddy's cousin, the way he prowls and stalks de Niro's crew, his tireless dedication to his work - Mann has just handled both these magnificent actors as well as any director has ever done so, with balance and precision. Pacino and de Niro are subdued in their fierceness, no over-the-top overacting by these two fine actors, it's just classic, downright methodical acting. The story builds up, adds more intrigue and suspense by the minute....Heat is one for the ages. I should say it, I've seen it no fewer than 15 times, from start to end!… Expand

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CollinP

Jul 18, 2012

This movie is an amazing spectacle. It manages to be an action movie, a drama, a crime flick, and a beautifully filmed majestic epic all at once. Some may argue that it is not paced fast enough; I tell you to go enjoy your "ADD fix" with Family Guy or Transformers 2. Mann manages to captureThis movie is an amazing spectacle. It manages to be an action movie, a drama, a crime flick, and a beautifully filmed majestic epic all at once. Some may argue that it is not paced fast enough; I tell you to go enjoy your "ADD fix" with Family Guy or Transformers 2. Mann manages to capture the soul of almost all of these characters, and provide you a look into who they are, and why they act like they do. The action scenes that are there are not simply throw away, they build upon what has happened before, and help reveal a little more about the world that these criminals and cops both inhabit.… Expand

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Ruinercero84

Apr 22, 2021

the film is totally realistic and well acted; coherent scenes in direction and performance. Good script, almost excellent photography, music to the point, the only spelling mistake in the film is when Al Pacino hugs a supposed mother of a victim, and he pretends to be athe film is totally realistic and well acted; coherent scenes in direction and performance. Good script, almost excellent photography, music to the point, the only spelling mistake in the film is when Al Pacino hugs a supposed mother of a victim, and he pretends to be a priest-detective-psychologist for a few seconds, that does not happen in real life.… Expand

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SuperbaDMIke

Jun 15, 2022

this movies title is what the movie is. Heat. It also has a realistic shooting and De Niro and Pacino are good in this Michael Mann movie

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python2000

Jan 26, 2014

One of the most intelligent and exciting crime movies I have ever seen. Possibly even better than The Godfather, the movie franchise which bought Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together for the first time. One of the main differences this time is that they are playing enemies, and they do itOne of the most intelligent and exciting crime movies I have ever seen. Possibly even better than The Godfather, the movie franchise which bought Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together for the first time. One of the main differences this time is that they are playing enemies, and they do it very well. I found the scene, just before the hugely famous bank robbery sequence, where Pacino and De Niro are explaining their intentions to each other over coffee to be ridiculously tense. So tense that I was almost feeling uncomfortable! Val Kilmer and Natalie Portman (in one of her earliest roles) are brilliant as part of the supporting cast too. It's a shame Michael Mann didn't direct anymore movies like this because Heat is to be blunt the only memorable work he has ever done. It definitely could be shorter but that doesn't mean it isn't exciting, personally I enjoyed the last hour the most due to the extremely tense coffee scene and of course the unforgettable gunfight in the street.… Expand

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JaredC.

Oct 7, 2007

A nice choice of actor's, too long of a plot, boring, dull, and cliched with many flaws. Salon.com says everything by saying 6 words, a three hour fullisade of cliches.

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