Review of Heat (1995) by Russell G — 04 Jan 2013
The general tone of this movie is downtrodden and it moves a little too slow for my taste. Most people really do like this movie but I personally did not find Pacino and De Niro's characters very compelling.
The point of the movie is to point out how much the cops and robbers in this story have in common as their careers occupy their whole lives. I do not like how there is no strong sense of who the good guys are and who the bad guys are.
It is conflicted and makes it hard to invest in one side over the other. All of the main characters have dysfunctional family lives or lack of family life. The women in these men's lives are swept under the rug and are always a second thought.
Sure the acting is good and the characters thoughts are deeper than most movies, but when you do not have a horse in the race it fails to resonate with me, no matter how true to life that may be. The story is unremarkable and the characters are all fairly dislikable.
This review of Heat (1995) was written by Russell G on 04 Jan 2013.
Heat has generally received very positive reviews.
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