Heat

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino meet for the first time on the big screen in this remake of Michael Mann's own film L.A. TAKEDOWN. Oddly enough I was never a fan of this film for some reason and was pleasantly surprised to see just how enjoyable it was on a recent viewing. All of Mann's trademarks are here, the music, the architecture, the eye for authenticity, the pacing....all here. De Niro and Pacino are exactly what you would expect them to be. The only big surprise is Ted Levine playing a good guy for a change. A young Natalie Portman has some scene stealing bits as well. Still, what it all boils down to is HEAT being a well choriographed wrestling match and hat's off to one actor (ain't naming names here) being big enough to take the fall. Well worth the near three hours you will spend watching it.