You would be hard-pressed to find a crime movie made since 1995 that in some way is not completely indebted to “Heat.” From “The Dark Knight” to “Den of Thieves,” the influence of “Heat” in popular cinema is unmistakable.
This nearly three-hour magnum opus from the king of emotionally closed-off tough guys, Michael Mann, plays on such a grand scale that it becomes operatic.
Every set piece pummels you with a flurry of bullets and bombast.
There are so many characters, and each one is being propelled in their own directions.
At the center of it all are Al Pacino and Robert De…The post Michael Mann Had A Hard Time Getting Heat To The Big Screen appeared first on /Film.
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