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As a fan of the film ‘Heat’ I knew I was always going to read this novel but I approached it with a feeling of excitement and also with a bit of trepidation, as I wasn’t sure if it would live up to my high expectations. However I shouldn’t have worried, as it more than fulfilled my hopes. The novel charts the story of both Neil McCauley’s crew and Vincent Hanna’s squad, in Chicago in the mid eighties, a few years prior to the events of the movie ‘Heat’. It also leaps forward and tells the story of Chris, following his escape from the clutches of the Police at the conclusion of ‘Heat’. The two strands of the story come together in a thrilling climax, the catalyst to these events being a new character, Otis Wardell, whose actions impact on both main protagonists. First things first: if you haven’t seen Michael Mann’s 1995 unhinged, 3h long heist movie, you probably won't get much out of the book (although I’d love to be proven wrong!). It’s a solid crime novel with great plot and pacing, but relies on readers being familiar with the actors’ (superb) portrayal of the main characters. One day after the end of Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) is holed up in Koreatown, wounded, half delirious, and desperately trying to escape LA. Hunting him is LAPD detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Hours earlier, Hanna killed Shiherlis’s brother in arms Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) in a gunfight under the strobe lights at the foot of an LAX runway. Now Hanna’s determined to capture or kill Shiherlis, the last survivor of McCauley’s crew, before he ghosts out of the city. It's a very long book - with two more in the works. Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner absolutely nail the tone and atmosphere of the original movie - expand on It, and deliver one of the best crime dramas that I've read in a long time.
Michael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice, teams up with Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat - an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the film. An exciting, emotionally rich thriller, with just as much style and panache as Michael Mann's original classic heist movie’
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Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, Heat 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. There's a hell of a lot going on in this book- and just like the movie - It's heavily character-driven. If you love Neo-noir -like I do- It doesn't get any better than this. If you don't, then I'd give it a hard pass. No one in this book walks, they all glide or cruise. No one gets in and out of cars, they all "slide in" and "roll out", etc. If dude-lit was a thing - this would be the definition of It. It is also about Vincent Hanna who has become a captain of police in LAPD who is driven as always. He has a past in Chicago in which he could have met MacCauleys crew but most definitely has run into the sadistic killer and rapist that will play a role in several lives.
It seemed only a matter of time, before Michael Mann penned a sequel. Many just didn’t expect him to wait upwards of twenty years to do so, nor to (at least initially) put it in novel form. Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic - a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema.Mann co-wrote “ Heat 2” with Edgar-winning crime writer Meg Gardiner. The novel includes events both before and after the first film, including an origin story for Neil as a rising criminal battling PTSD after returning from serving in the Vietnam War. This is a perfectly adequate crime novel that adds little to and subtracts little from the film it follows. To reviewers claiming this is the best crime novel ever, I implore you: please read more. An exciting, emotionally rich thriller, with just as much style and panache as Michael Mann's original classic heist movie'
Now in this new book the story of the surviving bankrobber Chris tells his tale post HEAT and also about the life before the movie about two other heists one which went wrong because of a sadistic outsider who wanted to rip of the crew after one of its jobs. This book is an unexpected bonus to one of my favorite movies of all time, and it is both a prequel and a sequel to the original movie HEAT, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. One of the spectacular heistmovies that cinema gave us in which its director Michael Mann gave us the perfect balance between all characters involved. Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, HEAT 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate (Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, Manhunter, and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel, an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat — an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film. Ive seen the film Heat a few times but not for a long time, so, the night before I decided to start this book I re-watched this fantastic film just to familiarize myself with the characters again.We get three time periods - Before, during, and after the movie. All of the character arcs are solid. There's a surprising amount of depth to all of them, and some scenes are particularly moving. If you haven't seen the movie, then you're going to struggle with this one. Operatic in scope, HEAT 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic – a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. Michael Kenneth Mann is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television who is best known for his distinctive style of crime drama. His most acclaimed works include the films Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Collateral (2004), and Public Enemies (2009). He is also known for his role as executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–89), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film. As Actors Strike Drags On, NY Film Festival Offers A Tale Of Two Premieres: ‘Ferrari’ Brings Adam Driver & Penélope Cruz, While ‘The Curse’ Duo Benny Safdie & Nathan Fielder Dodge Spotlight Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral, and Heat teams up with Edgar Award–winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first novel, an explosive return to the universe and characters of his classic crime film—with an all-new story unfolding in the years before and after the iconic movie
First of all, hats off to Peter Giles and his narration of the Audible. I rarely, if ever, give a 5 star rating for narration, but Giles' Al Pacino impression was spot-on, and it made a tremendous value to the Audible. Before starting the Audible, I was concerned about the narration. Since the characters had already been created in the original movie, I was worried that having a new narrator would throw off the sequel. Peter Giles does a phenomenal job recreating Al Pacino's voice. I cannot adequately explain how great it was to hear Al Pacino speaking in this novel. Every time the character spoke, you hear Al Pacino and it felt like Al Pacino was narrating the book. Giles does a passable Robert DeNiro, but it was nowhere near as good as his Al Pacino. Val Kilmer doesn't have a very recognizable voice, so I don't even know if Giles was doing a Val Kilmer impression; regardless, it didn't matter or affect the novel. And while the characters are mostly super well written, there were specific moments that didn't meet my movie-expectations. Look, Heat might be famous for the real life robberies it inspired and for *that* shooting scene that’s apparently shown to Marines as part of their training - but what always stands out to me is how the movie succeeds in humanizing fairly violent ‘bad guys’ without ever glamorising or romanticising them. Unfortunatley that approach is not always there in Shiherlis’s sequel story (a bit too much heroism for my taste) - and especially not in McCauley’s origin story, which I found unconvincing and overly romanticised (it reads more like run-of-the-mill fan fiction than anything). Michael Mann's HEAT is one of my all-time favourite movies. HEAT 2 is now one of my favourite suspense novels' JAMES PATTERSON Sources say WB is in negotiations to fund the development of the project, and that as of now no partner is involved. Arnon Milchan’s New Regency co-financed the first film and insiders add if and when the project is in a good place to move forward, they would be given an opportunity to co-finance. As of now, Mann is the guiding force moving this project forward and things are headed in the right direction for it to find a home.If, however, you have seen the film, then the book is GREAT. The writing does a spectacular job of capturing Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), Neil McCauley (DeNiro) and Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) - both before and after the movie events. In particular I LOVED Hanna’s early story set in 80s Chicago: the chapters where he visits a victim in the hospital were absolutely beautiful, provide great insight into the character and drop little clues that make his evolution into movie-Hanna believable. I challenge you to read his lines and not hear Al Pacino’s memorably unhinged delivery, every single time. Michael Mann’s HEAT is one of my all-time favourite movies. HEAT 2 is now one of my favourite suspense novels’ JAMES PATTERSON
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