The Thomas Crown Affair . Tucson Weekly . 08-23-99

The Thomas Crown Affair

DIRECTED BY: John McTiernan

REVIEWED: 08-23-99

Pierce Brosnan plays billionaire art thief Thomas Crown in this remake of the 1968 Faye Dunaway/Steve McQueen film about a wealthy man who decides to get wealthier by stealing an impressionist painting. Rene Russo plays the insurance company detective sent to investigate him. Apparently, her dictionary defines "investigate" as "get it on with." Beautifully photographed in the style of late-'60s American cinema, TCA works well as a romance, a thriller and a meditation on aging. An interesting note about the evolution of the art market is contained in the difference between this film and its earlier counterpart: in the McQueen version, the painting is worth $3 million; in the Brosnan version it's worth $100 million. To make up for the increased cost, the filmmakers insert an obnoxious amount of product placement, coming just short of re-titling the film The Thomas Crown Pepsi One Affair.

--James DiGiovanna

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