I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a masterpiece or anything, but it is one that will surely blow you away.
It has an accomplished director(now) at the helm and a terrific actor in the lead. It is loads better than 98% of the crime thrillers out there. This is kind of a forgotten film in the grand scheme of cinema, but it is one you should really seek out. He struts his criminal character around with a sense of anger and cool, that just makes you pay attention to every little detail of his performance. His performance in this one may be my favorite single performance from him ever. He plays a stubborn criminal to perfection. The acting is left in the capable hands of James Caan. There's a lot of time after the final heist, and the after effects are the best part of the movie hands down. Standard heist films go through a formula normally leading up to the final heist scene which will pretty much end the movie. Thief isn't your standard heist film at all. The heist scenes are really good, and Mann doesn't pump up the cliché of fighting against a clock and the police like the normal heist film will do. The boss has slightly different plans for Frank which may interfere with him getting exactly what he's always wanted. Frank thinks he can take the cash and settle down to a nice life. He thinks he has the chance when a crime boss asks him to join up for a big score. He's always wanted to retire to a normal life with a wife and kid. He breaks into safes for diamonds and cash only.
I'll admit, the film did take a little while to suck me in, but once it did I was enamored by it.įrank is a professional thief. The film doesn't mess around, and has one of the single coolest end sequences I have ever seen. Mann showed the success he would be right from the get go. It's one of those crime classics that have been forgotten because of movies like Heat. There's a lot of cool stuff going on in Thief. Michael Mann's debut, Thief, is a stylish and intelligent heist thriller. Frank: Look, you wanna pinch me then pinch me.
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