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It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This is a film where I enjoyed the first half, but just didn't really get into it with the second half. I guess this is a film that most guys and girls can enjoy to a degree. Because there is something for both genders. There is that cool suave guy Thomas Crown played Pierce Brosnan doing what he does best, except he isn't a MI6 agent this time around. It's mostly what James Bond might do if he ever retired. So he is this rich and clever guy that lives on the edge, while attracting just about any women. And steals expensive art works during his spare time for the rush of it. And on his tail is this smart and articulate female detective who Crown has a bit of chemistry with. So the first half is this cat and mouse game with a bit of flare. Which I was really into, because the chemistry just seemed to work for the most part. Plus it was intriguing to watch the interactions between the two characters. But once the actual romance starts up with the rich guy just showing the woman a good time, it quickly becomes boring and started to drag in my opinion. Most women dream about turning a bad boy into a man that is just for her, especially if he is a handsome rich guy. And that is what this movie is, although I didn't really see why Crown would fall for the lead women in this movie. But I everyone has their preferences. So you want to watch a film about a topnotch classy Alpha male than this might be a film you might enjoy, for the first half anyways.6.5/10

My Quick recommendation: Go see it. It's a great movie. It's fun. It's (in a good way) complicate. The main cast does a great job. The direction of John McTiernan is excellent....You wanna wish for more......but...that was back in 1999. Now 15 years later and the long awaited sequel (rumored to be called Topkapi at some point) is nowhere to be seen.Well there is a complicate explanation. Thomas Crown complicate. John McTiernan was accused with criminal charges and end up in prison. He fought for years in courts, so any future project of his got frozen. Brosnan said in 2009 that Paul Verhoeven was attached to direct the new film. Seems like a great choice to me to replace McTiernan but unfortunately he left because of creative differences.The good news are that a few months ago John McTiernan revealed he had written a script for the sequel whilst in prison, called Thomas Crown And The Missing Lioness!!! So there must be hope after all for a good sequel!In the meantime DON'T MISS this movie. It has everything, and the consensus is that is far better than the original..

Rene Russo and Pierce Brosnan play the Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen characters in the original. Whilst this version is obviously more modern, slicker, more colourful and less implausible, it lacks some of the gentle class of the original. Russo plays the insurance investigator as a hard-nosed woman, who will do anything. She seems more of a loose cannon and less together that her 60s counterpart. However, that perhaps makes her more believable, and her investigation has certainly fewer plot holes and more actual procedural parts. Pierce Brosnan is good in this role; but plays Crown rather smarmy and cheesy, rather than cool like Steve McQueen. I'll admit I don't much like him as an actor, particularly, but this has him as role I think he seems to suit. The film production is excellent, it's an attractive, slick looking film and it plays out less like "rich people montages" as the original does but there is an element of that. The characters have some depth both explicit and suggested and I like the excitement from the few twists so there is a little suspense. I've had trouble reviewing both these films so suggest viewers watch both and compare and contrast but both stand alone as entertaining examples of the heist genre.

Super rich Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan) can't resist a great caper. He steals a $100M Monet painting in an elaborate scheme from the museum. Police detective Michael McCann (Denis Leary) heads the investigation. Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) is the super smart investigator for the insurer who's only goal is to retrieve the painting. Only she falls for Thomas along the way.The caper is great. I love the robbery scheme. I also love the solving of the robbery scheme. From there, the movie goes into game playing mode between Brosnan and Russo. Some of it is great like the burning of the wooden crate. Others are more contrived and stylized. Most of it is fun. It's all very light and jazzy without the tension.