Michael Mann’s painstakingly detailed cat-and-mouse thriller, in which an LA cop (Al Pacino) obsessively strives to nail the leader (Robert De Niro) of a gang responsible for a deadly armed robbery, makes imaginative and psychologically expressive use of locations, decor and lighting. From a simple conversation between two men in a coffee-shop to an extraordinary expressionist finale at LAX airport, this is virtuoso fare.
Heat (1995)
Michael Mann’s virtuoso cat-and-mouse thriller starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
- 1995 USA
- Directed by
- Michael Mann
- Produced by
- Michael Mann, Art Linson
- Written by
- Michael Mann
- Featuring
- Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer
- Running time
- 171 minutes
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