Made in 1995.
This film is a brilliant one that too many people haven't seen. Michael Mann is mostly known for bringing his acclaimed television series Miami Vice to the big screen, and, most recently, for Public Enemies with Johnny Depp (see Enemies, avoid Vice). But his biggest accomplishment in the cinema world (just above Collateral, one of my favorites) is HEAT, an epic crime saga that takes place in Mann's favorite place in the world: Los Angeles. Every time I tell people about this flick, people are absolutely shocked that they haven't even heard of it. DeNiro. Pacino. These two larger-than-life actors share the screen for the first time ever together (never shared it in Godfather, remember) along with Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, a young Natalie Portman, and Tom Sizemore. HEAT is a cool, intense, heist-thriller that pits Al Pacino as the detective devoted to crime against Robert DeNiro as the man who can't stay away from it. The heists are awesome, the dialogue is raw and natural, and the epic story-line provides a healthy running-time (just under three hours, flys by though). Bottom line: this is one hell of a movie that needs to be seen by every living, breathing male above the age of twelve, and should be seen by literally everybody else.
Rating:UNDERRATED TIGHT JOINT
By the way. When I say daily, I mean on the weekdays. Come on, now.
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