Wealthy
billionare playboy Thomas Crown devises a plan whereby he steals a
Monet painting values at over $100 million. An insurance agent would
much rather get the painting back rather than pay the $100 million
and is sure that Crown is the culprit. She seduces Crown but soon
gets too close and finds herself falling for him. Now trust becomes
an issue as the cat and mouse game causes complications in the
relationship.
This remake
of the 1968 classic sports higher production values but is inferior
in almost every other respect. Brosnan does anadequate job, though
his ability to carry a non-James Bond film is still questionable.
Russo is miscast as the sexy agent out to seduce him to get the
painting back. The original was not a great film, but achieved most
of it's charm through stylish music and camerawork rather than a
compelling story. While McTiernan does a good job directing, the
subject matter still never succeeds in inspiring excitement to any
degree. A bland idea for a story combined with a weak cast adds up
to a rather tepid thriller. Watch the original instead.
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