The Thomas Crown Affair

I found this to be a pretty solid re-make of the Steve McQueen-Faye Dunaway film of the early '70s. Actually, a lot of people thought this version was a lot more interesting and entertaining.

This '99 re-make was more of a thinking man's crime movie that one normally sees these days in which violence and profanity are way overdone so many times. However, this movie is far from family entertainment with amoral lead actors including Rene Russo baring her breasts a few times and Pierce Brosnan having sex with her at first opportunity.

Speaking of morals, one gets tired of the film world constantly making the criminals the good guy and the police as someone to root against. That mentality is so Liberal it's sickening and those messages abound in this story. Neither of the two leads has an ounce of integrity....but we are manipulated into rooting for them.

For nostalgia buffs, the let Dunaway play a small role in here, as the annoying psychiatrist.

I really liked this film the first two times I saw but was totally turned off at the third viewing. Maybe my conscience was slow to kick in, as this movie is clever story- wise but sick message-wise.