Normally, stories with no heroes are very hard to watch and enjoy.but the story works so well with so many fine performances, direction and a great script that it manages to overcome the lack of likable people in the film. But instead, there is some misdirection.and 30 more minutes to the story after this deal is complete. Frank agrees.but insists it's his last job, as he's retiring to a life as a husband and family man.Īmazingly, the actual robbery goes off very quickly and well.and the film actually spends very little time on what you assume will be the big finale. Leo (Robert Prosky) has a proposition.to rob a seemingly impenetrable safe. While Frank is doing great on his own committing various high value robberies, he is approached by a mobster who seems to have everyone in his pockets. But at least with Frank, what he says he will do, he will do.and so he's honest.in his own way. The rest of the folks in the film, including the cops and a judge, are crooks and cannot be trusted. The lead is the anti-hero, Frank (James Caan), a career thief who is great at his job.but who also is a loner. "Thief" is an unusual film in that there are no heroes.only thugs. Reviewed by MartinHafer 9 / 10 Who's worse? The crooks or the cops?!
He is thus ensnared and robbed of his freedom, his independence, and, ultimately, his dream.
Unfortunately, Frank's obsession for his version of the American Dream allows him to overlook his natural wariness and mistrust, when making the deal for his final job. In an effort to accelerate this process, he signs on to take down a huge score for a big-time gangster. As soon as he is able to assemble the pieces of this collage, by means of his chosen profession, he intends to retire and become a model citizen. After having spent many years in prison, he has a very concrete picture of what he wants out of life-including a nice home, a wife, and kids.
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Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specializing in high-profile diamond jobs.