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Heat (1995)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:42

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.9/10

Runtime: 4 hrs 17 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: "Never have anything in your life you can't walk out on in thirty seconds..." is the motto of expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro). After his next break-in, McCauley plans to retire from his outlaw... "Never have anything in your life you can't walk out on in thirty seconds..." is the motto of expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro). After his next break-in, McCauley plans to retire from his outlaw life and move to New Zealand. However, Vincent Hanna (Pacino), a Los Angeles police detective, obsessively tracks McCauley's gang of thieves, who have left three security guards dead in an armored truck robbery. As the detective gets closer to tracking them down, the crooks plan another big heist, this time at a bank. Hanna soon gets a lead that helps him determine the identity of the criminal mastermind who engineered the thefts, and discovers McCauley is a man as driven and relentless as the detective himself. Although he doesn't have enough evidence against the thief to make an arrest, Hanna convinces McCauley to join him for coffee, at which point the two engage in casual conversation and discover that their lives are remarkably similar. However, each man makes it clear he'll kill the other if necessary. Though they know the police are closing in on them, McCauley and his men risk going through with the bank job. A violent shoot-out and car chase result, but the criminals escape. Hanna continues to pursue them unceasingly, at the expense of his already-crumbling marriage. Eventually Hanna and McCauley face each other for the last time in a thrilling showdown at the Los Angeles airport. With HEAT, director Michael Mann achieves the nearly impossible task of making three hours go by in a flash with his use of the hand-held camera for action scenes and a moody score that echoes the characters' emotions. Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, and others play characters that are also crucial to the plot, but never distract from the central conflict between McCauley and Hanna. The acting is outstanding, the story is riveting and the action scenes are breathtaking. Both De Niro and Pacino are perfect as two men driven to sacrifice nearly everything for their respective professions. With edge-of-your-seat action and insightful drama, HEAT is a crime film at its most intense and personal. [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore

Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Natalie Portman

Director: Michael Mann

Director: Michael Mann

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I have always wondered if Pacino and De Niro flipped a coin before the movie began shooting to see which of them would play which part?

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10/30/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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A slow-moving, overburdened, well-meant and at times quite entertaining slog.

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06/19/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

The director's signature sleek and romantic aesthetic is reason enough to take a seat for this operatic three-hour marathon.

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04/28/09
Radheyan Simonpillai
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10/16/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
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Fascinante por se concentrar em dois homens que, obcecados por suas profissões, acabam dependendo um do outro justamente por não saberem fazer outra coisa.

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08/16/08
Pablo Villaca
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08/14/07
Peter Travers
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

With De Niro and Pacino in excellent form, Mann's Heat ignites the screen.

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01/23/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

De Niro delivers a frightening vision of frosty criminal efficiency.

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05/04/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

It is a remarkably powerful, entertaining and invigorating piece of cinema that hits on more levels than seemingly possible.

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04/23/05
Derek Smith
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03/21/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

...one of the greatest crime films of all time.

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02/23/05
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
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Echoes the tradition of American individualists.

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02/21/05
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

An insightful dramatic look at the relationship between cops, criminals, and the women in their lives.

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12/05/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
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Riveting cops-and-robbers tale.

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04/24/04
Dennis Schwartz
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