Review of Den of Thieves (2018) by Dmorles — 22 Jan 2018

I've read and listened to quite a few reviews of this movie so far and have to say that I'm a bit surprised of how low the rating is. Most reviews take issue with the notion that Den of Thieves is just a carbon copy of Michael Mann's masterpiece Heat.

I've probably watched Heat more times than I care to mention and did see a lot of similarities but there were also quite few differences. The technology used by robbers in Thieves is noticeably different and the interactions between cops and robbers is noticeably different too.

Cops are more corrupt and robbers don't get quite as much backstory as you'd like (despite the 2.5 hr run time). Acting is nowhere near the level it was at in Heat but is substituted by arguably some of the best gun battles I've ever seen (I'd say even better than Heat).

The scenes at the gun range are entertaining and the final robbery and pursuit by the police is just pure awesomeness. If you're a big fan of Heat and like cops and robbers type movies - this movie will be pure delight.

I give it a 8.5/10 - this is coming from a big HEAT movie fan.