We now know where Michael Mann’s infatuation with thieves began. He loves them so much that they usually play the protagonist or as close as they can get to one. His feature film debut Thief (1981), starring James Caan, is an interesting precursor to Heat (1995) and Public Enemies (2009), Mann’s subsequent heist thrillers that owe much of their refinedness to his sprawling, yet explosive debut.
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Friday, April 5, 2013
THIEF (1981) Review
We now know where Michael Mann’s infatuation with thieves began. He loves them so much that they usually play the protagonist or as close as they can get to one. His feature film debut Thief (1981), starring James Caan, is an interesting precursor to Heat (1995) and Public Enemies (2009), Mann’s subsequent heist thrillers that owe much of their refinedness to his sprawling, yet explosive debut.
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