RyothChatty
ridiculous rating
Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Dorathen
Better Late Then Never
Breakinger
A Brilliant Conflict
girlinitaly1212
I was 13, or maybe 14 when I saw this movie... I was just watching movies my aunt had rented, and.... I gotta tell you.... this was the very first time I EVER had a sexual feeling in my life... at 13, mind you... I thought of going on MTV wearing a shirt that said "I Love Steven Bauer"..... (that was going to be a true mission of mine...really!)... I was determined to meet that guy... but I grew up, I'm now 35, single... (by choice, mind you...)... but I still think back to when that movie made me wonder what was going on with my body, and why it felt so good to rock back and forth a bit.(lovely)... I've kept a diary since I was in 3rd grade.... and still have them all.
DizneyPrincess
I first saw Thief of Hearts on cable while I was babysitting in high school...maybe 16 years old. As a Catholic school girl, I was obsessed with all things sexual, so I was an instant fan of the movie. I saw it several more times while it was still a popular cable choice, then lost track of it. However, I never forgot it: the sexual tension, the premise...not even the title! As an adult, I talked my fiancé into renting it, issuing the standard disclaimer: "I loved this in high school, but I was into Wham!, Duran Duran and Prince, too, so proceed with caution," etc. To my surprise, it was almost as good as I remembered it having been, and the sexual situations weren't nearly as contrived as I feared they might be. Some of the acting was a little wooden, but the premise is brilliant...I'm still trying to turn that around in my head...and, for some reason, I still don't keep a diary!
BlackJack_B
When we look back at the history of made-for-video films they'll say that this one started the erotic thriller fad. Ah, but if only they had natural redhead beauties like Barbara Williams instead of the man-made women we see today.To see David Caruso playing the same condescending stiff he has played his whole career, to see that Steven Bauer kept his career going despite this yawn of a film, to hear Williams say "I feel so violated!" or Norm Peterson say "It must be a holiday for the school suppliers." or to hear John Getz say "Dr. Seuss to the rescue." There is so much bad in this film I can see why Douglas Day Stewart is forgotten today.Finally, I must say I didn't think Unrated films existed in 1984; this one happens to have extra footage although it's very tame. I watched this one so you wouldn't have to. Stay away.
Doctor_Bombay
Douglas Day Stewart comes off the success of "An Officer and a Gentleman" with an original script that HE wants to direct, and, why not? He's hot. Lots of people want to do business with him.Thief of Hearts is a good idea: master thief grabs a woman's personal diary during a home invasion and, in reading it obsesses to the point of pursuing a personal relationship with her. Interesting, lots of possibilities.If there ever was a man in the movie business who could recognize good ideas, it was Don Simpson, uber-producer and personality extraordinaire.If there ever was a man in the movie business who could take a good idea and twist it into 'high concept'-lots of flash and little substance, it was Don Simpson.The film has way too much Flashdance meets Penthouse Forum and way too little psychological tension.Harold Faltermeyer score gives you those 'Miami Vice' moments.And Douglas Day Stewart? He's not hot anymore..
