| Pierce Brosnan plays a very rich executive in New York City that pulls off an
amazing crime at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The insurance company that
covers the painting stolen sends their investigator, played by Rene Russo,
to help the police find the thief. Ms. Russo's character then woos Thomas
Crown, who is smitten by her good looks and great intelligence. The only
problem with this is that Rene Russo appears to be 45-50 years old in the film,
older than Pierce Brosnan, and while the director did dress her up in
revealing outfits, I found the whole thing very disturbing. I never did
understand why he found her so fascinating. So the film fails to be
believable. The rest of the film was a bit of a "warmup" for his next James
Bond film, which I am eagerly awaiting. |