Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: MANN'S FIRST AND HIS BEST

For a first-time film effort, Thief is an instant classic and a benchmark work in the storied career of Michael Mann. Long before his Miami Vice fame, Mann made this compelling film noir about a thief trying to go straight and live the life of his dreams. James Caan turns in a performance that raises his level of brilliance that much further. Indeed, the entire cast is excellent. Of note, Tuesday Weld's performance as the woman Caan's character covents as part of his goal for a better life is equally compelling. Though Mann's re-explored this territory in Heat, that work never strikes the level of intimacy with the audience that Thief does. A truly great American film.