"Thief of Hearts" embodies the term, "only in the 80s". It might fall under the category of a chick flick, but they truly don't make them like this anymore. This is one of the strangest movies in the romance/drama genre that producers would never allow in this day and age. This film follows a woman in desperate need of something new. Her marriage is stale and she has no fulfillment in life. Around this time she begins to have an affair with a young stud who seems to know everything about her. Little does she know this man broke into her house and stole her diaries; over time reading it and plotting to take advantage of her inner desires.Despite the somewhat disturbing plot this film actually offers a lot of good qualities. I was really into this film. I'm not even sure how I stumbled upon it because this is far outside my usual genre choices, but this 80's romantic thriller gets the B-movie approval seal. The leading creep is played by Steven Bauer, Al Pacino's second hand man in "Scarface". The wife's husband is played by none other than creepy boss and ex lover of Gina Davis in "The Fly", and we even get an entertaining early role from David Caruso who you may know as the overly dramatic ginger detective on "CSI". Hot 80's babe, great 80's soundtrack, unique thriller and suspense, decent acting, good direction - this film is an unknown gem worth checking out.
*3 Lance Approvals*
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