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- 1995
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 50 m
- 1995
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 50 m
Summary A riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino).
Directed By: Michael Mann
Written By: Michael Mann
- 1995
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 50 m
- 1995
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 50 m
Heat
76
8.6
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Summary A riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino).
Directed By: Michael Mann
Written By: Michael Mann
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
76
74% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
22% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
76
74% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
22% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Heat is in the cop-movie pantheon with Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low," and that's as "right" as the genre gets.
As with his other works, [Mann] binds sound, music and pictures into one hypnotic triaxial cable and plugs it right into your brain. He makes this almost-three-hour experience practically glide by.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 642 User Ratings
8.6
91% Positive
583 Ratings
583 Ratings
5% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
4% Negative
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 642 User Ratings
8.6
91% Positive
583 Ratings
583 Ratings
5% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
4% Negative
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
Une superbe saga, un film-fleuve qui réunit deux monstres sacrés : Al Pacino et Robert de Niro, rien de moins ! aucun des deux ne tire la couverture à soi, aucun n’est le faire-valoir de l’autre : ce mano à mano entre deux pointures est un régal.
Val Kilmer se retrouve évidemment en porte-à-faux même s’il est moins mauvais que d’habitude, tiré à son insu vers le haut. Par contre, la débutante (à l’époque) Ashley Judd tire son épingle du jeu avec un brio inattendu.
La mise en scène de Michael Mann ne se laisse jamais dépasser par l’importance de l’enjeu : elle reste épique dans l’action et intimiste quand il le faut : la romance est en effet une part importante du film sans jamais devenir chiante.
Un grand polar avec un final soigné et saisissant. Le meilleur de Michael Mann qui n’a depuis lors jamais pu atteindre un tel degré de perfection et ce n’est pas cette chiure de ‘Public Enemies’ (par exemple) qui aurait pu inverser la tendance, hélas. Bref, d’ores et déjà un grand classique qui n’a pas pris une ride.
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A film that was already a classic, with its magnificent cast and meticulous action scenes that were very well done. Michael Mann has his own style of creating an environment that brings us pleasure in following the scenery and camera movement. The soundtrack perfectly accompanies the tense atmosphere in the film, emphasizing the unfolding of the plot.
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A love-hate poem to L.A., and when Mann takes in the streets, the freeways and LAX, he doesn't give us shiny "Lethal Weapon"-style travelogues. He shows us an L.A. that's grim, bare, a bit smoggy and ruled by street smarts. [15 Dec 1995]
There's nothing really new...but it has craft, pacing, and an overall sense of proportion, three pretty rare classic virtues nowadays.
Someone should confiscate Mann's synthesizer. Just when a scene starts rolling along, this synth beat fades in and destroys the mood.
A cool and rather detached movie...Heat generates lots of energy but gives off little light.
I find Michael Mann to be inconsistent in many of his films.
The first 10 minutes of this movie are great. The robbery scene is one of the best ever but then the film begins to be self indulgent and full of clichés. The characters are written to be spectacular rather than real (especially the character of Al Pacino) and many scenes seem to be shot only for the mood but are not functional at all. However the cinematography is great.
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The plot could've been much better,anyhow Al Pacino's acting destroyed the twisted parts of it,'cause the character has much more depth than what we see on the screen by Pacino.
The idea of the plot was to make you somehow relate the two characters of De Niro and Pacino to each other;But Al Pacino's acting has ruined it all...
The one and only positive point about this movie is Robert De Niro's acting,though even that doesn't make this movie a "Good One"!
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
New Regency Productions,
Forward Pass,
Art Linson Productions,
Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
Release Date Dec 15, 1995
Duration 2 h 50 m
Rating R
Tagline An L.A. Redemption
Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
20/20 Awards
• 2 Nominations
