jchano123
Significantly worse than the original. Russo's character in this was incredibly ditzy and came off as stupid. The other detective character played by Dunaway in the original was very smartly written and well acted. Russo has strange emphasis on certain words made no sense at all, but I couldn't tell if it was the director's choice or hers. She also resembled agent Scully from The X-Files, from her hair to her wardrobe-even some of the detectives called her spooky at one point, similar to 'spooky' Mulder. Not only that but Brosnan was James Bond at this point so it was pretty obvious that the filmmakers here were cashing in on already popular media.The romance between them didn't feel at all believable, they had no chemistry, apart form their hollywoods-status attractive looks. Russo's character was overly sexualized and seemed like she was trying to seduce every single man she walked by. It got exhausting. The sex scene went on for way too long and felt like soft core porn. Don't get me wrong, I think sex scenes can work, as they have in the past, but this got obnoxious. The score is probably the worst I've heard in my life. None of it was played at appropriate parts and it was, yet again, incredibly obnoxious when it did play, which was probably 90% of the runtime (or at least that's what it felt like).As a whole, the original was very smartly written with small ques as to what is going on in dilute for the audience to piece together, this spells everything out bluntly, making the audience feel like idiots, including countless filler scenes to pad the runtime.
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Gross: $124 million Cost: $48 million (remember when million dollar movies were exceptional)--inflation.Slickly produced expensive "Roger Moore" style heist film. It was not meant to be taken too seriously--some reviewers complain about holes in the plot--this movie is meant to be a lighthearted romantic comedy.Features an upbeat prettified New York of the rich and famous while also appealing to our antisocial natures.The only part that I could have done without were the sex scenes...both Pierce Bronson at 47 and Russo at 45 were a little too long in the tooth for torpid insatiable sex on marble stairs etc....especially Pierce looked a little saggy with out a shirt on. Ditto the true love angle at this age is unbelievable but is part of the formula. Bronson looked like he needed a few hits of amphetamines and viagra a couple times to keep up his manic behavior...The only part I didn't care for was the ending at the museum with a dozen men with bowler hats somehow confusing a large contingent of the NYPD. Too dumb.Still flawlessly filmed well acted but expensive formula star stuff..a 7 ...I am a tough but consistent grader.... 6 is boiler plate (but decent)...say a Jacqueline Suzanne novel...7 a cut above....I like sleepers and surprises. Also try to grade in context....8 is very very good...10 still looking...Russo is definitely the better half of the duo quite funny. But Bronson was OK.Recommend
monstermayhem32
I loved the film since I think pierce Bronson and Rene Russo were great together as Thomas crown and Catherine banning. While Catherine comes to assist the FBI over who stole a rather high valued painting, she suspects that Thomas may have berns the one behind the theft, however instead of apprehending him, she ends up falling in love with him. One of the aspects that I loved about the film was that Thomas was not really a villain but rather treated As a person that fans cared about and rooting for him to to win and end up with Catherine. I think Rene Russo does a marvelous job playing the Catherine part, since part of her wants to catch Thomas but the other half is in love with him. I would say that the film is something that is definitely worth seeing,
drleomarvin-411-77121
I've been watching this movie off and on for years. It was on DISH today. It is a masterpiece. For any of you that have had a dysfunctional passionate relationship it's a must see. It'll stir up your emotions from that old dead relationship like a witch's brew. :-) There's a rumor that there might be a sequel. I hope that it has the original stars (from the 1999 version) and not a remake. Writing a successful sequel where the loving relationship still exists would take Monet. Dunaway as the shrink and Leary as the cop; excellent. The music, cast, filmography, and direction were all nice. I love every movie that McTiernan has directed. Russo, stunning, absolutely stunning.
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