Thief Movie Review
Thief Review
"Thief" Overview
Rating: R
1981
Cast and Crew
Director : Michael MannProducer : Jerry Bruckheimer,Ronnie Caan
Screenwiter : Michael Mann
Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi, Robert Prosky, Tom Signorelli, Dennis Farina
Director Michael Mann's first movie was this, the often-overlooked Thief
(before his stint on Miami Vice), about a professional safecracker (Caan) and
his biggest job ever... and the gangsters that he finds himself working for.
Essentially remade as Heat in 1995, Thief doesn't just focus on the job, it
focuses also on the man. Caan's criminal is complex and troubled, with a
sterile wife (Weld) and a dying friend (Nelson) he wants to remember. Good
guys and bad guys have never been harder to peg, which is why Thief is so much
fun, filled with nuance and subtlety not often found among caper flicks.
Highly recommended.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
