I Found It At the Movies: 1995—Heat (Michael Mann)

By Jeffrey Goodman
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/i_found_it_at_the_movies_1995_heat_michael_mann_20120125/
Ask me to choose my favorite post-‘70s crime film, and this is it. Not only is Heat Mann's greatest accomplishment, I also think it's our greatest post-Godfather crime epic. Mann stays true to some of the greatest aspects of classic noir film while still giving the film a modern edge; in doing so, he manages to uphold the noir tradition while moving it forward at the same time. For me, when it comes to updating noir, Heat is the perfect paradigm for a new direction. I simply think it's masterful.