The Heat, starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, is, in short, a film about FBI agent Ashburn (Bullock) and local cop Mullins (McCarthy) trying to bust a big time, nasty drug dealer whose circle involves Mullin's brother. They hate eachother, tolerate eachother and end up best friends - predictable yet made to seem new through a mixture of both actresses comedy and a refreshing absence of romance.
The bar scene was absolutely brilliant, there was slow dancing, regretful decisions and waking up with no idea what has happened - everything needed to have your own good night, let alone watch played out by two of today's funniest women in Hollywood. Similarly (yet totally different, since I presume most of us haven't grinded on a murderous drug dealer as part of a government operation..) the club scene is a great example of the duo's talent.
As for the film itself, the aforementioned lack of romance makes it an easy watch without the usual heartbroken leading lady whining on for an hour and a half before finding the love of her life. It also has a twist that you manage to both see coming and are completely shocked by when it occurs. The Bridesmaids director's latest hit didn't fail to live up to the last film McCarthy starred in, perhaps even better with it's more mature and blunt humour.
All in all, no complaints can be found from my point of view! McCarthy has done nothing but get better since the end of Gilmore Girls and Bullock continues to provide excellent entertainment coupled with the same non-annoying comic value we saw in Miss Congeniality.
Four stars. Definitely go and grab a cinema ticket for it soon.
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