Heat

Michael Mann knows how to make a movie. The first half showed me that already, and then he ramped it up for the second half far more than he ever needed to, but my god am I glad he did. The results of paranoia and obsession. Vincent Hanna is a good man, but his obsessions cause more harm than good, both to his marriage, but also to his daughter-in-law. There's an uncaring energy ruminating throughout this film, whilst it's hardly malicious it does have serious consequences. I feel like this film is so much more than a heist film, not to say I ever truly saw it as just that, but there's a lot to say about how people end up in a situation where they do such a thing. The film addresses this personally, noting how a neglectful upbringing can lead someone into a life of crime, just like that. Obsession is ultimately the end of our characters, sure Hanna wins, but at the cost of a marriage and almost losing his daughter-in-law. Neil McCauley was going to escape, but his obsession with getting rid of Waingro does him in. His actions in regards to Waingro at the beginning of the movie, though understandable, cause so much even if he could've never foreseen this. I was blown away by the end of this, and couldn't look away. I started watching this many years ago, but never finished it (no clue why, from my recollection I did enjoy what I saw of this). This is my first Michael Mann, and I can't wait to see more.