The Heat Film Analysis

The Heat, a laugh-out-loud comedy brings the plots of laughter, friendship and criminals in an action crime buddy cop film. Directed by Paul Feig, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy are breaking female stereotypes, which is still scarce to the film industry.

Despite the fact that there are many, usually dramatic, films with leading actresses playing strong and powerful women, the majority of people these days seem to go more for light comedies and action as opposed to intense, powerful dramas. And this film is exactly that; it is both an action and comedy genre. The only difference between this and the majority of action-comedy films is that the main characters are female.

The Heat introduces us to Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock), a talented

I'm 43. My son calls me Grandpa". The stakes are raised when Mullins' family is put in danger. Mullins' dedication to her family runs so deep that she had previously sent her own brother (Michael Rapaport) to prison, causing her family members to no longer speak with her. Mullins' own mother (Jane Curtin) even slows down the car at one point as she drives past Mullins', holding up her middle finger. Now that he's out, he may be their only way into the cartel.

Bullock and McCarthy worked well cast alongside each other in this first female action comedy crime cop buddy. The two actresses adapted nicely in their differing characters, showing that no matter how different their approaches to law enforcement may be, their independent and strong natures effortlessly brought in laughs and attitudes towards each other. The smart costumes designed by Catherine Marie Thomas, creatively reinforced the characters’ personalities in the beginning of the film, but naturally changed as the F.B.I. agent and detective began accepting each other at times of the other’s crazy