I see the comparisons with " Heat " as this clearly draws from that classic, but I do feel this stands alone also as a superior heist movie, it has an excellent ensemble cast , tense action and hard boiled dialogue. From a technical point of view and I can speak from having had nearly 20 years frontline firearms experience this film is spot on the weapons handling is excellent and very accurate and I particularly liked the " tac up " sequence. I do feel this film gets lost in the shadow of " Heat " but deserves to be held in similar high regard.