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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 337
Released: May 15, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
An L.A. cop (Al Pacino) becomes fixated on a deadly thief (Robert Dinero) and his crew ( Val Kilmer & Jon Voight) who are taking Los Angeles to the cleaners. This movie includes one of the most spectacular shoot outs in film history as Dinero and Kilmer rip through downtown Los Angeles with both guns blazing.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085391163169 Manufacturer No: 116316
Description of Heat:
Having developed his skill as a master of contemporary crime drama, writer-director Michael Mann displayed every aspect of that mastery in this intelligent, character-driven thriller from 1995, which also marked the first onscreen pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The two great actors had played father and son in the separate time periods of The Godfather, Part II, but this was the first film in which the pair appeared together, and although their only scene together is brief, it's the riveting fulcrum of this high-tech cops-and-robbers scenario. De Niro plays a master thief with highly skilled partners (Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore) whose latest heist draws the attention of Pacino, playing a seasoned Los Angeles detective whose investigation reveals that cop and criminal lead similar lives. Both are so devoted to their professions that their personal lives are a disaster. Pacino's with a wife (Diane Venora) who cheats to avoid the reality of their desolate marriage; De Niro pays the price for a life with no outside connections; and Kilmer's wife (Ashley Judd) has all but given up hope that her husband will quit his criminal career. These are men obsessed, and as De Niro and Pacino know, they'll both do whatever's necessary to bring the other down. Mann's brilliant screenplay explores these personal obsessions and sacrifices with absorbing insight, and the tension mounts with some of the most riveting action sequences ever filmed--most notably a daylight siege that turns downtown Los Angeles into a virtual war zone of automatic gunfire. At nearly three hours, the film qualifies as a kind of intimate epic, certain to leave some viewers impatiently waiting for more action, but it's all part of Mann's compelling strategy. Heat is a true rarity: a crime thriller with equal measures of intense excitement and dramatic depth, giving De Niro and Pacino a prime showcase for their finely matched talents. --Jeff Shannon
Heat Reviews:
Best Mann movie 
2008-08-23 - Heat is a rare masterpiece. Mann tells his stories in such a unique and captivating manner. Heat is a movie with a somewhat implausible storyline, that is told with incredible realism. Every event in this movie is shown with such detail and with such a realistic, "in your face" feel, that every one of it's 3 hrs is intriguing. Maybe this is just one of those movies that only select few are going to enjoy, but I think it's incredible, with excellent performances by Pacino, de Niro, and a young Portman. (alright, her performance isn't anything special, but she is.) Each actor shows us a unique and believable individual, which is what should happen. At the very least, the shootout in L.A. is one of the best of it's kind in any movie, at least that I've seen. These are my thoughts on one of the best movies ever made.
Heat is truly epic 
2008-08-20 - The coffee shop scene tells everything about this film. The human side of the characters is perfectly explored, especially concerning De Niro's character (Neil). His personal conflicts are as strong as his determination and skills as a gangster. This is the magic of this film and only two fantastic actors like Pacino and De Niro could represent it so totally. Congratulations to Val Kilmer that shined and performed exceptionally well under the huge shadow of Pacino and De Niro. "Heat" carries with it the moral values so many of us take for granted. Although much in the film is morally ambiguous, one may find that even when all your life you've lived on the other side of the law, you can still settle down and have a heart-to-heart. When I first saw this movie I was sure it would be another violent crime movie that I would never want to see again. I have since seen it 4 times and have this DVD of my own. The thrilling sequences and brilliant camera-work have you glued to the screen. The exceptional cast of characters has you wondering "who could be so lucky to work with them?". From the opening scene to the thrilling final scenes and everything in between (including the climax) "Heat" grabs you and pulls you in. This is a true film masterpiece. A must see !
Masterful MovieMaking, perfect Acting
2008-08-13 - It's an adventure into the world of high-end criminals. You see the human frailties of the detectives, the criminals and the people supporting them. You can watch it over & over and stay riveted.
Heat
2008-07-23 - Have been trying to get this movie for some time. Great value and got it fast. Husband was very happy
pretty good gangster melodrama 
2008-07-09 - While there is nothing original or fascinating about this film, it is very good for passing the time, in particular the action is far better than average. I enjoyed the masterful professional thieves, their self-imposed discipline of leaving in 30 seconds, and their physicality in violence. The subtheme of good/bad guy resembling eachother is also fun, particularly the Pacino/Niro meeting and open conversation. It is much better than average.
But what can you say about the plot? A heist, maybe the big one, is coming. Get em or get away with it. Then there are the girls, the anchor we all seek. In an obsessed life, there is little room for love, except as castoff entertainment or broken promises. Fine, but does it rise above that kind of formula? No, in my view.
Recommended, but not as a film I would love to watch again and again and again. It is well worth a viewing, perhaps, but alas will not join the classics by any stretch of the imagination.
