Review of Heat (1995) by Brandon W — 12 Mar 2015

After hearing so many times from various people, "You liked Collateral? You should definitely watch Heat! It's one of my favourites!" I figured now would be a great time to watch Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's first time sharing the screen together.

Unfortunately, I almost turned this movie off twice because for the first hour and twenty minutes, I was bored out of my mind. I didn't know who anybody was and what they were doing. The two reasons I didn't turn it off were the two leads Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.

These two have such a big screen presence, you can't but watch whenever they are on screen. Once the big bank robbery happens, thats when I found myself on the edge of my seat. The huge shootout in the streets was so intense.

Constant gunfire and no music gives it a sense of gritty realism which makes the scene all the more tense and suspenseful. The movie went on full excitement mode afterwards and I was really invested. Too bad it takes WAY TOO LONG to get there.

If you don't mind sitting through a lot of confusing exposition, Heat is one wild ride!