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| Year: | 1995 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Michael Mann |
| Genre: | Crime thriller |
| Starring: | Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Ashley Judd |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113277/ |
| Tagline: | A Los Angeles crime saga. |
| Favourite line: | Van Zant: "What are you doing?" McCauley: "What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone" Van Zant: "I don't understand." McCauley: "Cause there is a dead man on the other end of this fuckin' line." |
Classy crime thriller which brings De Niro and Pacino together for the first time on screen. Superlative acting and cast drive a taut, tense plot about a gang of criminals intent on staging a major robbery at an LA bank.
The dynamics between the characters is superb, and the brutal, vicious moments of violence are very effective and stylishly handled.
The film does drag a little after the heist though, and can dwell too long on the more 'soap opera' elements than is strictly necessary.
Still, a fine movie from a top quality director.
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