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Summary: Visually Appealing, But Plot-Faulty Film
Review: I really, really wish I could give this film a higher star rating, but I even debated giving it as many as three. Despite it's being one of my favorite films, I admit that I enjoy it more for the beautiful costumes, sets, scenery and the idea the film presents rather than the film itself.I love *The Thomas Crown Affair* because of the witty banter between Rene Russo and Pierce Brosnan. I love it because of the idea of an insanely wealthy man who nevertheless decides to steal art on the side, as an entertainment (I'm a sucker for films about thieves). I love it because of the great music that's in it. I love it because of the wealthy lifestyle it represents. And I love it because it's just simply lovely to look at. (There are some breathtaking scenes at the black and white ball, various restaurants, and at Crown's remote island hideaway.) There are, however, NUMEROUS plot flaws, which I preseme are a result of trying to make the plot sufficiently complex as to seem to originate from a genius like Crown. The first couple of times I saw it, I didn't really notice them. Now, however, I identify a new problem with it practically every time I sit down to watch it. There are several circumstances surrounding the theft of the Monet that just don't really make sense. Why, for example, DOES the heat go up more around the Monet than in the other parts of the museum--that's never really explained. Why do the police assume that the theives lower the security doors to the impressionist wing, when in fact it's the museum staff who lower them AFTER the attempted theft is discovered--that's clearly shown in the film. Also, I don't know much about paintings, but wouldn't folding a canvas in half damage the paint on this amazingly expensive piece that Crown has gone to so much trouble to steal? There are other problems with the movie, as well. The secretary in one of the office scenes announces the same upcoming conference call in "fifteen minutes" in two different scenes, when more than that amount of time has obvously passed. The Romanians involved with the attempted theft of the Monet are really almost just too thug-ish to be believable. The fact that "Yanni doesn't speak English" is made far too obvious as they initially enter the museum and ends up seeming like a silly and unnecessary plot device later in the film. Nevertheless--even with all this said--I still love the movie. If you don't look too closely at the dizzying plot, it really isn't bad at all. You should watch it for the reasons I outlined earlier. Watch it because it's beatiful. Watch it because it's just . . . fun.
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Summary: Much More Complex Than The Older Version
Review: Unlike the 1968 version of "The Thomas Crown Affair", this newer version is a much more complex take on the story. Due to the restriction of film in the 1960s, the movie is much more smart and witty than sexual and sexy. Kissing the limit of erotica in the movie but as for the 1999 version, you get the package of male fun. More than kissing is shown; nudity is a strong point in this film (that's right, Rene Russo gets topless and it is not ugly). Although this version of "The Thomas Crown Affair" is much for complex and "full-length", I'd still recommend the older version more.
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant!
Review: This movie is one of the most brilliant movies I have seen to date. It has everything you will ever want in a movie. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes you think during the whole time! If you have to buy one movie, this is definitely the one to get.
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Summary: Broken Crowne
Review: ...I liked how the movie used New York city as a luxurious backdrop and let the viewer get a real feeling of our unique city, I also liked Brosnan's portrayal of a bored loner with a gift for theft. I didn't like Russo who made me cringe everytime I saw how horribly thin she was inspite of the beautiful clothes she was dressed in. I had seen her 'In The Line of Fire' and liked her performance. In this movie she looks hard, hungry and gaunt - as for Dunaway's facelift everytime she was on screen I couldn't help but stare at her noticeably higher 'left eye'. I had planned on getting the original movie, but I read that the picture quality was lacking. However, after reading the reviews about the performances of Dunaway and McQueen, and seeing the preview that is attached to this DVD, I think I'll get a better feel of what the story should have been. Jewison, Dunaway, McQueen - the original Crowne might be gold that I thought I found.
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Summary: Stylish, Classy, and Sexy
Review: This is a mature, smart, and sexy film done with flair and is simply put, classy entertainment. This is a refreshing movie where brains prevail over braun, and ultimately, love pervails over possessions. We the viewer are treated to a stylish cat and mouse caper movie where we spend most of the film trying to figure out who is the cat and who is the mouse. Billionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) sets in motion a complex game of chess with top notch insurance investigator Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) when he steals a priceless painting and she is hired to get it back. Brosnan takes his "Remington Steele" persona and shades it darker and more serious, the end result being the smart and dangerous Thomas Crown, a guy who needs to play this game of chess to feel alive. But when the beautiful Russo begins to match him knight for knight he becomes intrigued with her, the prize no longer being the painting, but the heart. Russo's Catherine is mature, intelligent, and so sexy she burns up the screen. Denis Leary has a nice turn as the cop who realizes Catherine may be in over her head with Crown and in danger of losing everything. Faye Dunaway, who starred with the wonderful Steve McQueen in the origional film, portrays a psychiatrist trying to get at Crown's psyche and brings a lovely echo of the former film with her. Brosnan produced this film as well and though he has updated the bank robbery of the origional to art theft he has paid homage to it by using "The Windmills of Your Mind" from the origional score. This is not your typical movie fare but after seeing it you'll wish it were. It is classy, intelligent and sexy. Why it got ignored around Oscar time is beyond my comprehension. It is smartly written and stylishly filmed. When the passion between Catherine and Crown turns to love for Russo the possibility of her being destroyed by Brosnan adds tension and melancholy to the final moments of this film. This terrific film is like dining out with expensive wine and lobster in lavish surroundings. So pull up a chair and enjoy a night out to remember.....
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Summary: Pure , pure rich and bored bustards !
Review: Another movie about rich and bored , playing " games " to fulfill their life . They get so bored , that even I started filling sorry for them . Pure , pure millionaires-billionaires . Nothing excite tham anymore . So , they HAVE to steal a painting , worse 100 million bucks , from the museum wall , just to get reed of the headache ( from having to much caviar the privies night ).
This is just my point of view on Hollywood side of the story . But this is not a problem . The problem is - I had to watch the end of this movie several times ! Just to enjoy it again . It was tooo smart , and tooo funny .
PS : And , by the way , I DO like caviar too . And I DO enjoy smart and funny Hollywood movies...sometimes . What can I say ? Silly me .
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Summary: A stylish movie
Review: This movie is more of a love story. It talks about Pierce Brosnan stealing his own painting and Rene Russo has to recover this painting. A battle of wits and love sparkle between them. if you like love story, this is for you.
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Summary: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Review: An excellent love story of true love & intimacy. It is amazing the level of intimacy that can occur when one puts their barriers down and allows themself to be vulnerable.
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Summary: Entertaining but...
Review: If you liked this picture you'll love the real one. This picture, while entertaining, can't hold a candle to the one starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway!
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Summary: What a fun flick!
Review: A sly little caper, "The Thomas Crown Affair" is visually lush, adventurous fun, with a strong performance by Rene Russo as the hard-shelled insurance investigator chasing Pierce Brosnan's suave art thief. Faye Dunaway contributes an amusing cameo (she played the Russo role in the original film with Steve McQueen), and the music and art direction are outstanding. "Thomas Crown" is light Friday-night entertainment that you just might want to watch again (and again!).
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