The Color of Film Collaborative

The Heat, directed by Paul Feig, starting Sandra bullock and Melissa Mcarthy gives true Bostonians a sense of pride in their city and a free sense of famosity to those who are familiar with the street corners and parkways where the the film was shot. Like most comedies filmed in this uniquely populated city, The Heat uses Bostonian stereotypes (a fancy substitute for the word “facts”) to its advantage; lightly exaggerating hardcore city folk accents, slang, and way of life for comically accurate relief.

The film presents an almost docutised scenario of what would happen if an uptight FBI agent with no friends was forced to work with her Bostonian counterpart in catching a major drug lord. The events that unfold following from the beginning of this partnership through the film’s end are truly a sight to see.

Sandra Bullock as Special Agent Sarah Ashburn an Melissa McCarthy as detective Mullins (a.k.a Boston’s Finest) perform a duet that no one will soon forget. The two have the perfect amount of chemistry on camera, eliciting a chuckle from the audience every few minutes. It is safe to say that no other two actors could have pulled off a performance quite like this one.

Parallel to the inescapably humorous aura of the pair, the film itself is respectably scripted-converting simple scenes of Sandra Bullock petting a cat into a roaring tsunami of laughter (to name one example.)

The Heat may be one of the best things (cinematically) that has ever happened to the city of Boston. Not only does it address the nature of us Bostonians in a fun and entertaining manner, but it highlights some of the parts of the city that we usually see on the evening news for some arguably good and bad reasons. For example, the Martin Luther king mural in Roxbury Massachusetts near Dudley station. It unconventionally gives us city folk a sense of ownership. There are also notable cameos from some of Boston’s finest comedians. Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy don’t have to stretch too far with their roles but they both play these kind of characters well. Although not the best movie ever made it served its purpose by giving the Boston audience a giggle and a lift.