I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think Heat is great. I'm as surprised as anyone. For years, Heat was probably the "great film" that I thought was the most overrated. My feelings for it were bordering on hatred. And yet, here we are.
A couple of days ago, I opened up Criterion Channel and saw the Michael Mann collection prominently featured. The collection stated that it included Manhunter and Collateral (two of favourite Mann films), and was very…
This movie is super dumb, but Tony Scott rules, and Tom Cruise makes the super dumb shit work.
I wanted to like this, and upon hearing about the film, I thought the concept was interesting, but it unfortunately does not work. I found that my experience of the film was completely unchanged over the duration of the film (barring the final shot of the film). It didn't deepen over time, or modulate in any meaningful way. My initial thought was that it may have worked better as a 22 minute short than as an 88 minute feature, but…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I was really excited to see this movie. I ended up seeing the movie by myself because I couldn't convince anyone to see it with me. I'm kind of glad I couldn't convince anyone, because the movie ending up being quite disappointing.
I'll start with the film's positives. Michelle Yeoh is fantastic, and the filmmaking is creative at times, particularly in the fight choreography which is well executed. The Daniels clearly have a ton of ideas, and have the ability…
