I think it’s a fairly safe statement to make that the film industry hasn’t really had two superstar actors working simultaneously quite in the same way that was happening at the heights of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino’s careers. Both were taking such interesting roles with such acclaimed directors that they had eventually risen to heights of respect in the industry that haven’t been quite replicated since. Up until 1995, the pair had never shared the screen in any film, but that would change with Michael Mann’s LA crime epic Heat.
In film circles, Heat has a bit of a reputation that precedes itself. Before I watched the film for the first time earlier this year, I had heard so many people say that it’s one of the greatest films ever made, which was strange to me as I hadn’t really heard of it until I got a bit older. A film of its cast and magnitude surely shouldn’t have avoided me for so long, but now that I have since seen it three times, I can say that it not only lives up to the hype, but exceeds it. That’s why I was honestly very surprised to see that Rotten Tomatoes only has it at an 84%. For such an unimpeachable classic, I think that is a bit low.
Heat follows Al Pacino as Vincent Hannah, a nocturnal, obsessive, and erratic detective working for the LAPD, and the cat and mouse game that ensues after he starts to go after Robert De Niro’s Neil McCauley, an equally obsessive and disciplined bank robber who may be the only person on Earth who Vincent can relate to. Making up the supporting cast is Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis, and Tom Sizemore as Michael Cheritto, two members of Neil’s crew, Diane Venora and a very young Natalie Portman as Hannah’s family, and memorable roles from Jon Voight, Ashley Judd and Amy Brenneman.
The first immediate impression of the film is explosive. Most people will be won over by the spectacle of it all, with some of the best action sequences ever put to film. There’s an absolutely legendary action scene later into the runtime of the film that is earth shattering to watch. Heat is pure intellectual spectacle as well. Vincent and Neil are both calculated, intelligent professionals who work so well as obstacles to one another. It’s a true exploration of the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object.
The reason Heat really works outside of being a really engaging and entertaining crime thriller is the masterclass Michael Mann puts on as both a director and a writer. Heat is ultimately a film exploring the destructive side of obsession, and how that relates to the inherently selfish pursuit of violence. Unlike most action films, the movie really devotes time to showing the damage that these characters inflict on everyone in their lives. Every sleek and typically “cool” moment in the film is immediately offset by the fallout of these actions. Ultimately, these are children playing cops and robbers, just without toys, and that is a disaster for everyone involved.
Heat is one of my favorite films of all time. It is a masterpiece on a technical level, as well as an incredible portrait of the destructive force that is unmitigated obsession and violence. This is a movie filled with men repeatedly giving into their basest desires and in turn leaving everyone who cares about them to pick up the pieces. It’s one of the greatest films ever made, and should be on everybody’s watchlist.
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