TownRootGuy
I'd probably rate this much lower if I saw it for the first time today or Reynolds wasn't one of my favorite actors. I first saw this during a very good period of my life and when this held a particular sort of interest for me. Add in Reynolds being my pick for coolest actor ever and you get a 9 rating instead of a 5(ish). It has about the worst action you can imagine. The music is that ubiquitous, 80's attempt at 'grit' you hear in every movie of the era trying to show you there are no real heroes, only anti-heroes. Most of the cast seems to have attended the school for over emoting. BUT Reynolds and MacNicol work very well together AND I bet they make you chuckle at least once. This is not a great movie but if you set your expectations low enough you just might find it charming. I can still watch this every 3-5 years or so.
wes-connors
Stoic chaperon and bodyguard Burt Reynolds (as Nick "Mex" Escalante) wants to leave Las Vegas and retire in Venice - but he always gambles his savings away. When he meets computer software millionaire Peter MacNicol (as Cyrus Kinnick), Mr. Reynolds could be on his way to the watery city. First, Reynolds has to deal with boyish gangster Neill Barry (as Danny DeMarco). The well-connected little man roughed up Reynolds' call-girl friend Karen Young (as Holly) during a sexual encounter. Reynolds got even, but it doesn't end there...The opening of "Heat" grabs your attention, but there is some unnecessary confusion because the two women look similar; it seemed like they were cross-cutting present with recent past, making Reynolds' "Mex" look like the perpetrator. Moreover, Reynolds seems uncharacteristically humorless and angry throughout this film. The aforementioned supporting cast is great, with Wendell Burton (as Osgood) and Deborah Rush (as D. D.) notable in small roles (was expecting Mr. Burton to pull off Burt's hair in return). Too bad their efforts are wasted.***** Heat (11/12/86) Dick Richards ~ Burt Reynolds, Peter MacNicol, Neill Barry, Karen Young
luigifan88
This movie was pretty good. He showed in this one like Sharky's Machine that he could be serious. It did show the true life of Vegas too. It had some good suspensfull moments in it too. The end I thought could've been a little better though. I thought that there'd be more to it since it was suspensfull but it ended quickly. It is a good movie though.
smatysia
One of Burt Reynold's best performances. Having said that, the movie has some definite shortcomings. Mex's dreams of Venice seem awfully thin. The part where he interacts with MacNichols is much better than the Mafia stuff that the film degenerates into. All in all, however, a much better film than you'd think. (for all its obscurity)
AD
