I'm not sure how I feel overall about Michael Mann's new video approach. I know it affords him a bit more when it comes to shooting his large-scope character-action films, but with a period piece like his upcoming Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp, it seems to take a little away from the aesthetic. Judge for yourself below.
With that said, we'd like to recommend his first film, Thief, starring James Caan. The tale of an "honest thief" in pursuit of the American dream, only to become ensnared in the violent trappings of the Mob, Mann gorgeously details the slippery slope of the quest for money at any cost and the downfall it can lead to.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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Thief kicks ass. Love the Tangerine Dream soundtrack. Manhunter is another Mann great. Its the first telling of the Thomas Harris Silence of the Lambs story and features a very cocky William Peterson in the leading cop role with Brian Cox as a more subdued Leckter. Of course, Peterson's character lives in a sweet beachfront house (on a cops salary) like Mann's TV hero Sonny Crockett.
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