“At only 85 minutes including credits, High Heat knows that it’s a B-movie and is fighting an uphill battle for attention spans to last. It’s down and dirty, to the point, and coasts on certain compelling charms, and while it won’t blow any minds, it offers up a nice diversion.” Grade: C+ The Last Thing I See “With decent fights, some witty back and forth, and an appealing enough cast, High Heat delivers a fun if disposable actioner. Recommended for fans of Johnson and Kurylenko, who will not be disappointed…” J.B. The premise is pretty familiar, but the characters and death scenes are notably colorful. She handles the action like a pro, while he delivers the swaggering attitude. ” …Kurylenko and Johnson definitely came to play. This, on top of the film’s by-the-numbers aspects, mean that High Heat can be surprisingly boring despite its high number of fighting/action scenes.” Common Sense Media “Some scenes, played for comedy, go on too long, and the jokey scenarios and dialogue become annoying. The fights are just performances and are made to feel static because they’re confined so much to one location.” Chris Knipp We never really care about the situation and we know that Olga is going to trounce the villains. “ High Heat‘s young writer James Pedersen makes an effort to inject some humorous Tarantino-style dialogue, but the villain, Dom, is as feeble as are Ray’s efforts to hold him off.
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