Set against the sprawling, nocturnal backdrop of Los Angeles, the film follows the parallel lives of (De Niro), a disciplined professional thief, and Vincent Hanna (Pacino), an obsessive LAPD detective.
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: Mann crafts Hanna and McCauley as mirror images of one another. Both are hyper-competent professionals who are ultimately "wired for intensity," a trait that grants them excellence in their fields but destroys their personal lives. Set against the sprawling, nocturnal backdrop of Los