The Heat is
an all-female-led action comedy that’s as predictable as they come. The acting
from Melissa McCarthy, though, proved to be something to be impressed about.
Not that Sandra Bullock didn’t hold her own in this piece, but McCarthy, to me,
was on a roll.
Her last comedy
tryout, Identity Thief (though she had a role in Hangover III,
which came out some months later), was, to me, dull and not at all funny. But
this is much different. It’s funny seeing a woman being a pain and making life
miserable for her police captain—a role mostly reserved for men. So this change
in sex in this movie for me was a welcome change, which had my attention and
made me see the movie to the end. The movie is like Lethal Weapon, but
instead, we have women. The lapse in the movie is mostly the story; there are
no surprises. Other than that, the Heat duo was just a formidable
force. They may not have presented the funniest movie available this year, but
their pairing made me sit and watch how they’d crack the case.
The movie is
about two ladies: FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and
Detective Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy). Both are difficult in their own
ways, making it hard for them to have partners. Sarah brags too much about her
knowledge and achievements, making her difficult to be around, while Shannon is
foul-mouthed and violent, causing everyone in her department, including her
captain, to stay away from her.
The FBI sends
Sarah to take down a drug lord whom Shannon has been chasing for a while. This
causes the two to meet, and their pairing is one filled with violence and
rule-breaking. But the two ladies eventually warm up to each other and focus on
the case rather than their differences.
By the end of
this movie, you don’t feel like you’ve seen the best thing there is to see this
year, but the movie is far better than anything Hangover could come
up with after the first. Still, the movie is worth the time and effort the
producers put into it, and I’m kind of glad it’s making enough money for the
studio.
So, if you happen to be in the cinema hall and are looking for a movie to watch
to kill time, The Heat is one for you—just don’t go watch it with
your kids.
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