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Release Date: 02 September, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $7.97 You SAVE: $7.01! Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
The Thomas Crown Affair Reviews
Brosnan and Russo shine in this remake of the 1968 original
In 1968 there was a little caper film titled The THomas Crown Affair starring the ever-cool Steve McQueen and a radiant Faye Dunaway. The film was considered hip, cool and sexy in its way during the late 60's. It took 31 years, but a remake was finally made of this film but this time around starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in the roles originally played by McQueen and Dunaway. With some great direction from thriller and action filmmmaker John McTiernan, 1999's The Thomas Crown Affair ends up being the exception to the rule of remakes of older films turning out lesser than the original. This modern and updated version of The Thomas Crown Affair actually surpasses the original McQueen production. McTiernan's film ably combines humor, thrilling action set pieces, sexy chemistry between the leads and just a beautifully shot film.
Set in New York that never looked as good as shot by McTiernan and his crew, Pierce Brosnan stars and shines as the title character Thomas Crown. Thomas Crown is a suave, roguish and successful businessman who has everything a man could ask for: money, power and any woman he desires. What does a man like Crown would ever want in life? The film looks at this and shows that no amount of money in the world could replace the adrenaline rush and thrill of getting acquiring it. Crown does this by staging a complex and elaborate plan to steal a Monet from the NY Metropolitan Arts Museum and do so in the middle of the day. His plan goes off without a hitch and with none the wiser.
With the heist completed, the film soon introduces Crown's foil in the form of Rene Russo as insurance investigator Catherine Banning. Ms. Russo never looked more beautiful, sensual and sexy as she did in this film. Her performance as the determined and crafty Banning more than holds up to Brosnan's roguish and playful performance as Thomas Crown. From the moment she appears on-screen as the camera slowly pans up her silky-stocking leg and garters, Russo dominated the scene and pretty much commanded attention from everyone. This was especially true whenever she shared the screen with Denis Leary as police detective in charge of investigating the Monet heist. Leary's always a strong performer in any film he's in but was pretty much lost in the wake of Russo's performance when both were on the screen.
The rest of the film was pretty much Crown and Banning trying to get into each others' heads to find the one advantage that would give them an upper-hand in the "game" they've both decided to play. It's hard to see who is chasing who in the film. Is Banning chasing Crown as her one and only suspect for the theft or is Crown playing her as part of a much more complicated scheme to spice his life. These questions swirl within the frame of the heist investigation and the growing relationship between the two strong-willed characters.
To say that Brosnan and Russo's on-screen chemistry was strong would be a big understatement. The two pretty much sizzle when together. Whether it's a playful, flirtation during a nice dinner out on the town to the two steamy dance numbers in the middle of the film. When Crown asks Banning if she wanted to dance or does she want to dance the temperature just went up by degrees. Their love scenes together shows that it could still be done with class and also have a sense of playfulness and fun.
There's not much else to say about McTiernan's remake of the Thomas Crown Affair than to say that he took a good film, that showcased Steve McQueen's coolness for everyone to see, and made a much more superior production in every sense. The direction was excellent and the cinematography was beautiful in every second shot. The cast performance was very strong with the two leads in Brosnan and Russo acting their hearts out on the screen. This film shows that remakes really are not bad ideas when put into capable hands. It would be nice to see how the sequel --- tentatively titled The Topkapi Affair --- to this film turns out with pretty much the same cast and crew returning. I, for one, will be there to see it when it comes out.
Steamy, Sexy, Thriller!!
Great little film! I originally saw this movie in the movie theaters in 1999 and had to own it on DVD when it was relased to DVD. This movie is fun and wonderful to add to any one's DVD collection!
The screenplay movies along a good pace and is very engaging from the start as a suspense, action, thriller with added benefit of a steamy, smoldering romance between Brosnan & Russo's characters!
Characters are very dynamic and very well cast with very witty dialogue..... I couldn't have imagined the lead roles being played by anyone else other than Pierce Brosnan, who plays successful/rich playboy, Thomas Crowne who has everything that life has to offer & yet is out to push the envelope to get past the boredom of having it all.
While Rene Russo, plays Catherine Banning, an insurance investigater out to "catch the thief" that stole a painting insured by the company she works for by any means neccessary. Banning is no shrinking violet, a real ball buster if you will, out to get her man, and one smart cookie to boot. She is beautiful as she is smart and isn't above using both her brains and sex appeal to get what she wants.
Lots of plot twists and turns help make this movie anything but predictable! Love the whole movie including the soundtrack and even costuming. Highly recommend.
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