Alongside "Heat," Mann's absolute masterpiece and one of the greatest summaries of 90s Cinema. Russell Crowe as he will never be again in the rest of his career and the usual great Pacino. A film of civil engagement without being rhetorical, visually outstanding, technically perfect, with a Mann who mixes alternating editing, over-the-shoulder shots, close-ups, and "shot-reverse shot" from the right side of the face (a Mannian sinthome that will return in all his films). An absolute gem.
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