''High Heat'' is a 2022 action film directed by Zach Golden with a screenplay written by James Pedersen. The film stars

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and

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. The film was released on December 16, 2022, both in theaters and on streaming platforms.

Synopsis

Ray and Ana, husband and wife, own and operate a restaurant together on their opening night. Both of them are keeping secrets, however. Ray is in debt to the Mafia, while Ana is an ex-

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agent. Both secrets are revealed when the Mafia sends people to kill Ray but Ana fights them off. Ray and Ana must work together to save their restaurant and their lives. Dom, to whom Ray owes money, wants to set fire to the restaurant in order to collect the insurance money. He asks his son Mick to do the job and provides him with helpers. However, Ana is still in the restaurant and overpowers the helpers. Dom sends more helpers, kidnaps Ray, and confronts him, but Ray manages to escape. With the help of Ana's old friend Mimi and her husband Tom, they also overpower the soldiers Dom hired. Ray disguises himself as a soldier to approach Dom and is thus able to eliminate him with Ana's help.

Cast

as Ana *

as Ray *

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as Mimi *

Chris Diamantopoulos Christopher Diamantopoulos ( (''Khristóforos Diamantópoulos''); born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor. He played Russ Hanneman in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' and starred in the film ''The Three Stooges'' as Moe Howard, and the TV series ...

as Tom * Dallas Page as Dom * Bianca D'Ambrosio as Becky * Chiara D'Ambrosio as Kaitlyn * Ivan Martin as Mick * Jackie Long as Gary * Dylan Flashner as Sebastian

Production

In October 2021, it was announced that filming wrapped.

Release

In March 2022, it was announced that the world rights to the film were acquired by

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. The film was released in theaters and on Demand and on Digital on December 16, 2022.

Reception

The film has a 64% rating on

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based on 11 reviews. Nadir Samara of ''

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'' awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "The cast is full of familiar faces, but even they can't save ''High Heat''. Though well-constructed, there isn't anything special about the film." Josh Bell of ''

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'' praised Johnson's performance, calling it "a pleasant surprise amid the steady stream of forgettable action B-movies."

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of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "a hoot." Julian Roman of

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also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "''High Heat'' serves up wacky action-comedy like a fast food platter... Hilarious supporting characters add entertainment value when the lean premise struggles. Decent gunplay coupled with slick fight scenes also bolster meager the narrative."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title American action films 2022 films 2022 action films 2020s American films