It's the plot and the dialogue ('Why did the Chicken cross the road? Because the Road crossed the Chicken.') that does it for me everytime. Everybody plays it cool without feeling the need to wear matching black suits and sun-glasses (a la Reservoir Dogs). It's true the twists keep comming, and the ending may be a downer for some (Though I found it very satisfying) - but if you're not up for that then perhaps you shouldn't be watching a Heist film - these things were built for Twists and Turns.

Hackman proves he's one of the greatest actors of all time kicking ass and spitting venom with the best of them (much like Clint Eastwood 35 years ago). Lindo is on top form and an equal sparring partner to Hackman. But it's in Devito's performance that you may find the bigest suprise. Those who've seen him from family films like Twins, Junior and Matilda may want to look away - He is just a right bad-ass in this film. There isn't an ounce of remorse in his character. It suprised me how nasty he can be.

Unfortunately it's never gotten the same attention as other lesser films (Ocean's 11/12). But it's a diamond in the rough, and at this price is a steal. If you're still undecided, I leave you with one of Hackman's lines:

'I tried to imagine a man smarter than myself. Then I tried to think, "What would he do?"'

Another great performance from Gene Hackman
Review date: 2004-01-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

Heist, i think is one of the best modern heist movies and it's a shame it has such bad write ups, apart from it's thrilling plot, Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito deliver fantastic performances, I admit this film does have a lot of twists but i think that just makes it more exciting, the first time you watch the film it can be a bit confusing with all of it's twists however it really is a brilliant film with an unexpected ending.

Deja Vu
Review date: 2003-12-16 Rating: 4 out of 10

When one member of an ice-cool gang gets recognised while on a job their future plans are thrown into disarray. They, however, decide to carry out a further job but their ‘fence’ (Danny DeVito) sends someone along as security.

While Gene Hackman pulls off yet another fine portrayal as the gang’s leader, watching ‘Heist’ is a bit of a matter of seen it all before. Sam Rockwell is not given the script to work with and so is nowhere as good as he is in ‘Welcome To Collinwood’.

The twists and turns can not make up for a severe case of deja vu. ‘Heist’ has a yacht in it which made it a wee bit more interesting for this reviewer! Run of the mill.

Not great, but okay
Review date: 2002-12-27 Rating: 4 out of 10

The story was okay, but had just a few too many twists (you really start to wonder which is going to be the last). The script was very poor. Don't be fooled by the big names in the cast - not one that they will readily cite as one of their greatest achievements.

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