Heat (1995)
Still amazing, which I don't think anyone here will dispute. Found this essay on it that argues that the film is *really* about the increasing devotion to the workplace in 1990s America, and how many professionals have come to see work as an escape from a turbulent home life, rather than the other way around. This is a far superior angle on the film than "OMG DeNiro/Pacino!" or "great-looking gangster movie" or even "cops and robbers aren't so different after all."
Now I just have to watch Michael Mann's commentary and then have my head turned around about it again.
posted by Jon @ 2:56 PM
2 Comments:
At 7:44 PM,
chris said…
all i remember about this movie is al pacino kicking henry rollins's ass. but that's pretty good.
At 12:46 PM,
RB said…
one of my all time favorites as well.
my favorite moment is Pacino talking about sharing the baby being microwaved. and the ending homage to Bullitt.
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