The Heat Reviews
TheMovieReport.com
The sparks that fly between the two have that much more sting, thanks to the acidically hilarious banter and Bullock and McCarthy's complete, fearless abandon.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Top CriticDirector Paul Feig, whose Bridesmaids upended notions of what a raunchy ensemble comedy could be, does it again here with another genre.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Movie Talk
The Heat is crude and rude, and its plot is pretty ropey, but as Bullock's by-the-book prissiness collides with McCarthy's slobbish street savvy, its leading ladies strike scintillating comic sparks off each other.
Birmingham Mail
It's the 'Bad Girls' who rule now!
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| Original Score: 4/5
This is London
This terrific vehicle for the perfectly mismatched comic stylings of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy isn't a hilarious girl-power trip. It's simply hilarious.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Radio Times
The plot follows a standard formula, but the simple gender twist and great casting keep things sizzling.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Contactmusic.com
Miss Congeniality shows up The Other Guys in this riotously funny buddy-cop comedy, which overcomes its silly script with the ingenious pairing of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Guardian [UK]
The Heat is lean, mean and completely uninterested in anything that isn't funny.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Prepare for some hilarious laugh enforcement, Sandra Bullock proves to be the perfect foil to the uproarious Melissa McCarthy, who is fast becoming the funniest performer in cinema.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Daily Telegraph
A good cop/bad cop action comedy with the funniest two-women-above-the-title pairing in memory.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Daily Express
Bullock and McCarthy have terrific chemistry and elevate the simple-minded material with their riffing and adept physical comedy.
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| Original Score: 4/5
ViewLondon
Watchable buddy comedy enlivened by a pair of strong comic performances from its two leads, though it's also far too indulgent of McCarthy's ad-libbing and feels a good twenty minutes too long.
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| Original Score: 3/5
HeyUGuys
The film then lives and dies by how funny each individual scene manages to be. Some hit the mark, others do not.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Film4
Engagingly acted character comedy takes precedence over the nominal action-comedy plot, which involves the usual mysterious crime kingpin and the whereabouts of a big shipment of drugs.
Little White Lies
The bland visuals and point-and-shoot directorial style mean that not much sticks in the mind, but 'The Heat II' would be an entirely welcome proposition.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Sky Movies
Good for a few chalk-and-cheese chuckles but no real belly laughs.
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| Original Score: 3/5
If you've never seen the point of Sandra Bullock, watch this.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Digital Spy
A genuinely funny, worthy successor to Bridesmaids, solidifying McCarthy as a rare comedic talent and potentially laying the way for more left-field lady-led comedy.
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| Original Score: 3/5
The List
Marks another successful barge into Hollywood's boys-only territory from director Paul Feig, who is proving to be the most significant director of women in Hollywood right now.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Scotsman
It takes a while for The Heat to warm up, but after about 30 minutes of straining-for-effect comedy, this buddy cop vehicle for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy proves a much funnier proposition than the thinness of its premise suggests.
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| Original Score: 3/5
