A very cool and entertaining heist crime drama. Its not about the heist itself, its more about the characters. James Caan particularly shines with his monologues and outbursts, and the ending is pretty tense too.
Michael Mann's first film, and one of his best.
This review of Thief (1981) was written by Steve W on 13 Jun 2009.
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