SILVER

Hollywood icons Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are onscreen together for the first time in this stylish and suspenseful thriller from director Michael Mann. Seasoned LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Pacino) is obsessed with tracking master thief Neil McCauley (De Niro), who wants to make one last score before retirement. Mann weaves their two stories together, setting the noisy action of pursuit against the quiet humanity of the moment, when detective meets thief face-to-face. Mann's legendary attention to detail is reflected in the film's intensive use of locations, from influential Beverly Hills restaurant Kate Mantilini to the original Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, as well as forays into Koreatown, the Los Angeles Harbor and the grounds of LAX for the film's expressionist conclusion. Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight and Amy Brenneman co-star. DIR/SCR/PROD Michael Mann; PROD Art Linson. U.S., 1995, color, 170 min. RATED R

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