Two men from opposites sides of the law are destined to meet.

In Brief
Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro) runs a crew of professional criminals. They are disciplined, intelligent and good at what they do. They make large sums of money in there robberies and leave nothing to chance. They are informed of a armoured truck that has a large amount of money in it and with careful planning rob it with precision. However on this job they hire and unknown as they need one extra man and this is too there cost. Waingro (Kevin Gage) the man they get is a reckless killer, unknown to them, and shoots one of the guards who is staring at him because he is still stunned from the stun grenades that they threw into the truck. They did not want blood shed as this would attract unwanted attention from the police but once one of the guards has been shot they now have nothing to loose and execute the others. The job is over and they meet in a local dinner, planning to kill Waingro for putting them in jeopardy but he escapes. Called to the murder scene at the armoured truck is lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). He too is highly professional and lives for his job at the cost of his marriage. Hanna and McCauley are alike in many ways, just from different sides of the fence. As McCauley and his crew executed another job he realises that he is being watched and the heist is abandoned. With the heat on them they plan one last job that will set them all up for life. A game of cat and mouse begins at the two highly intelligent men put themselves, their colleagues and their relationships on the line.

1st Time Around
This a slick and well acted film with an all star cast. The two main characters, McCauley and Hanna, are highly believable and like able. The supporting cast are just as good and lend weight to the story as the two professional crews going head to head. The Action sequences, especially the bank robbery, are second to non and add a lot of tension to the film. The emotional plight of each man is explored and you feel for them as there situations tear there relationships apart. One of the best crime drama's I've seen in a long while and a worthy addition to any collection.

2nd Time Around
With the cast comprising largely of well known and established actors and with the quality of the scenes and direction this is watchable time after time. There are few flaws to the film and I found it just as enjoyable to watch the second time around as the first. Top notch.

10/10