Pierce Brosnan is a suave, British, and elusive man... Sound familiar? Well, he''s not James Bond, and in fact, he does not
even carry a gun in
The Thomas Crown Affair, an intriguing and complicated thriller based on the Steve McQueen 1968 original.
The previews are deceiving. The movie is not as action packed as the previews make it seem; in fact, the movie relies on the opening and closing sequences, neither of which can be considered action. Still, there is nothing cooler than complicated robbery scenes, and The Thomas Crown Affair is about robberies.
Pierce Brosnan is definitely smooth as the title character, which leaves Rene Russo. Compared to Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment, she definitely looks much older. And is. However, that makes the movie seem more realistic. Russo delivers quite a bit of nudity (a lot of it unneeded), and there is something about her that does not click as a sex symbol. Nevertheless, she does a much better overall job than Zeta-Jones.