A crack team of no-goods (Val Kilmer, Rob DeNiro, Tom Sizemore, Danny Trejo, etc) knock over (heh) an armored car with technical precision, until something goes wrong with the weakest link.
An experienced detective (Albert Pacino) can read the writing on the wall and it isn't the scribbles of an amateur tagger - it's the Sistine chapel of experienced con men and he's hot on the case.
Character development
Post "THE DOORS" druggy Val Kilmer
Shoot outs
Post Hardcore Henry Rollins with Hair Dye
This is a fantastic action noir film
Michael Mann is great