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January 31, 2006 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Genre | Action & Adventure |
Format | Multiple Formats, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Anamorphic, Color, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen See more |
Contributor | Michael Tadross, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Frankie Faison, Ben Gazzara, Leslie Dixon, Beau St. Clair, Faye Dunaway, Pierce Brosnan, Bruce Moriarty, Kurt Wimmer, Fritz Weaver, Alan Trustman, John McTiernan See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 53 minutes |
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This sexy game of cat and mouse pits a millionaire who steals for thrills against a beautiful insurance agent who's torn between turning him in and joining him.
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For the Hollywood remake rule, which dictates that an update of an older film be inferior to the original in almost every aspect, The Thomas Crown Affair stands as a glorious exception. The original 1968 film, starring a dapper Steve McQueen and a radiant Faye Dunaway, was a diverting pop confection of mod clothes and nifty break-ins, but not much more. John McTiernan's new version, though, cranks up the entertainment factor to mach speed, turning what was a languid flick into a high-adrenaline caper romance. Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) is now a man of industry who likes to indulge in a little high-priced art theft on the side; Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) is the insurance investigator determined to get on his tail in more ways than one. If you're thinking cat-and-mouse game, think again--it's more like cat vs. smarter cat, as both the thief and the investigator try to outwit each other and nothing is off-limits, especially after they start a highly charged love affair that's a heated mix of business and pleasure.
What makes this Thomas Crown more enjoyable than its predecesor is McTiernan's attention to detail in both the set action pieces (no surprise from the man who helmed Die Hard with precision accuracy) and the developing romance, the witty and intelligent script by Leslie Dixon (she wrote the love scenes) and Kurt Wimmer (he wrote the action scenes), and, most of all, its two stunning leads (both over 40 to boot), combustible both in and out of bed. Brosnan, usually held prisoner in the James Bond straitjacket, lets loose with both a relaxed sensuality and a comic spirit he's rarely expressed before. The film, however, pretty much belongs to Russo, who doesn't just steal the spotlight, but bends it to her will. Beautiful, stylish, smart, self-possessed, incredibly sexy, she's practically a walking icon; it's no wonder Crown falls for her hook, line, and sinker. With Denis Leary as a police detective smitten with Russo, and Faye Dunaway in a throwaway but wholly enjoyable cameo as Brosnan's therapist. --Mark Englehart
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : MFR027616745224#VG
- Director : John McTiernan
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Anamorphic, Color, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 53 minutes
- Release date : January 1, 2004
- Actors : Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Frankie Faison
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Producers : Beau St. Clair, Bruce Moriarty, Michael Tadross, Pierce Brosnan
- Language : Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : 6305657947
- Writers : Alan Trustman, Kurt Wimmer, Leslie Dixon
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #36,079 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,433 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #1,712 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
- #3,653 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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Like many remakes, however, I don't know that the 1999 Thomas Crown Affair stands up on its own as solidly as the original.
As has already been said in many reviews, Pierce Brosnan assumes the role Steve McQueen made famous in 1968. It is quickly established that Crown is wealthy, handsome, powerful...and bored. So, with his sharp intellect, he sets about stealing a priceless painting -- just so he can feel the rush. Pierce Brosnan plays Crown as very dashing and low key...and it works here, especially because of the game. For him to show too much would be to tip his hand, so Crown keeps his pursuer, Catherine, on her toes as she both tries to pin the crime on him -- and avoid falling under a spell that she finds appealing in spite of herself which, in the end, makes it all the more fascinating to see her try to trip <i>him</i> up at various turns. As many others have noted, it is less cat and mouse than smart and smarter cat, and it is fascinating to watch them tangle -- physically, intellectually, and emotionally -- as the stakes seem to intensify in terms of job vs. romance.
Rene Russo is wonderful as Catherine Banning. While Faye Dunaway's Vicky Anderson was considered strong for her time in the 1968 version, she still seemed too "mushy" in the end, too "heart on her sleeve". Catherine in the 1999 version, though, picked up where Vicky left off and yes, heresy to purists, I'm sure, improved on Vicky's strengths and toned down the other stuff. Catherine is strong, worldly, fiesty, and has a take no prisoners attitude that is <i>occasionally</i> (and subtley) allowed to be offset by vulnerability and softness. Overall, however, Catherine is, as Faye Dunaway's [Vicky in 1968's "TCA"] therapist character notes in the film, a mirror image of Thomas. And this allows for the complication of Catherine being drawn into Thomas, first as a suspect but ultimately as someone she is fascinated by and could all too easily love.
I will not give away the ending...but I never knew the use of a simple bowler hat could be so clever, and use a painting with one as a nice inside joke. John McTiernan was a man who knew how to use cinematography to his film's advantage, and it shows. It is colorful, sharp, and slick...the perfect counterpart to the leads.
Still, before I end this, I must give major props to Denis Leary. Before viewing this, all I knew him as was an acidic, tart comic with an edge. But as Detective Michael McCann, he goes toe to toe with Russo and succeeds brilliantly. McCann is also a jaded man, a New York City cop, but he also has a sense of intelligence just as the leads do, and he is genuinely likeable and downright droll. You can't help but root for him in spite of his target...and the fact that he seems to also have a tiny crush on Catherine makes this game even more "twisty", and the end result is somewhat bittersweet.
Thankfully, this movie's romance is with two adults of the same generation and not some 40ish-year-old man going after a 20-something babe in tight clothes. The fact that it is sexy, slzzling, and even tender proves that chemistry does not have to die once your 30s are through! Russo and Brosnan sparkled!
I highly recommend buying the DVD. This is a film you'll want to view more than once.
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Un très bon film ,bon acteur ,bon scénario,beaux décors ,joyeux .Service de livraison rapide et DVD en très bon état .🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍