While Mann had directed and co-written the television movie The Jericho Mile before this, featuring some very familiar traits, Thief was the start of every signature quality that Mann is best known for, and it is a film that should be given its proper due respect and recognition. The cinematic visuals of Miami Vice were forged here, and the foundations of the thematic material that would be refined in Heat and Collateral were laid with Thief. For Mann, his theatrical career began here with this sleek and stylish picture headed up by an incredible performance from James Caan. Without him, I would not be the independent filmmaker that I am today dabbling in the neo noir world of crime thrillers.
Michael Mann is indeed one of my favorite filmmakers of all time.
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