- Film Review
- Reviewed By Joanna Berry
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3 out of 5
Pierce Brosnan stars here as the millionaire who steals art in his spare time, with Rene Russo as the sultry insurance investigator who shows an unusually close interest in his extracurricular activities. This is a loose remake of the 1968 Steve McQueen/Faye Dunaway caper, which is now probably best remembered for spawning Noel Harrison's Oscar-winning theme song The Windmills of My Mind. It's considerably steamier than the original, yet it's very stylishly done by Die Hard director John McTiernan. The fact that Brosnan and Russo are a sexy and believable match is just one of the factors - along with a taut script and good support from Denis Leary and Dunaway herself - that make this cat-and-mouse thriller well worth catching.
Plot Summary
Remake of the 1968 romantic crime caper, starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. Bored billionaire Thomas Crown has a secret hobby - stealing art treasures. Following the museum theft of a Monet painting, insurance investigator Catherine Banning is soon on the playboy's trail.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Thomas Crown
- Pierce Brosnan
- Catherine Banning
- Rene Russo
- Detective Michael McCann
- Denis Leary
- Andrew Wallace
- Ben Gazzara
- Detective Paretti
- Frankie Faison
- John Reynolds
- Fritz Weaver
- Golchan
- Charles Keating
- Knutzhorn
- Mark Margolis
- Psychiatrist
- Faye Dunaway
Crew
- Director
- John McTiernan
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