The Thomas Crown Affair

Buy This Item The Thomas Crown Affair by MGM (Video & DVD)  Available from Amazon  $9.94  on 8-31-2008     Thrill-seeking billionaire Thomas Crown (Brosnan) loves nothing more than courting disasterand winning! So when his world becomes too stiflingly safe, he pulls off his boldest stunt ever: stealing a priceless paintingin broad daylightfrom one of Manhattan's most heavily guarded museums. But his post-heist excitement soon pales beside an even greater challenge: Catherine Banning (Russo). A beautiful insurance investigator hired to retrieve the artwork, Catherine's every bit as intelligent, cunning and hungry for adventure as he is. And just when Thomas realizes he's finally met his match, she skillfully leads him into a daring game of cat and mouse that's more intoxicating and dangerous than anything either of them has ever experienced before! Reader Reviews There are two things worth noticing about this movie. One is the writing of Leslie Dixon who makes the cat-and-cat love affair simmer in spite of its gross improbability. The other is the absolute dominance of Rene Russo, a creature so gorgeous that one has to be amazed that she can also speak. Of course, when she speaks, the energy (in this otherwise fairly silly film) just about melts the screen. There are people who insist that the other lead lends some interest to the sexual tension. They're wrong. Lynn Hoffman, author of the beautiful bang BANG: A Novel and New Short Course in Wine,The

The Thomas Crown Affair Available from Amazon Price: $9.94 Updated on 8-31-2008.

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