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Set your account default in Settings. Directed by Michael Mann. Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
Shea Gusmano Cesaretti. Bonnie Timmermann Alison E. McBryde Jane Brody. Douglas S. Ornstein Michael Waxman. Ami Canaan Mann. Pieter Jan Brugge Arnon Milchan. Gary Jay J. Michael Muro. Anne H. Paul H. Haines Jr. Terry D. Frazee Donald Frazee. Simons Thomas J. Larsen Jimmy N. Roberts Chuck Zito Pete Turner. John Caglione Jr.
Ken Diaz. Warner Bros. Pictures Regency Enterprises Forward Pass. English Spanish. Crime Action Drama. Crime, drugs and gangsters Humanity and the world around us High speed and special ops Heists and thrilling action Violent action, guns, and crime Violent crime and drugs Gritty crime and ruthless gangsters Adrenaline-fueled action and fast cars Show Allβ¦. This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth. That moment when DeNiro realizes he has to go after Waingro.
He's not a romantic hero, he's a small-minded man of violence driven not by ideals or esoteric codes but by the basest of human urges. That moment when Pacino practically dances down the hospital stairs, gleefully fleeing his family for the sake of the chase, freed from the pretense of normalcy, from the obligation to care about anyone else. The tragedy and joy of learning that you cannot escape your fate, that you cannot be anything other than what you are.
