This remake of the 1968 film is, during its first half, better than the original. It moves quickly, is well-directed and Brosnan and especially Russo are great. Cool sex scenes too. But halfway through Brosnan takes Russo to his island getaway (and I'm not giving anything away--it's in the coming attractions), and the movie falls apart. It still LOOKS good, but the story gets repititous, confusing, needlessly convoluted and downright boring. There's one good twist near the end but the very end is very insulting to the audience. The only thing that kept me watching during the second half is the excellent direction, great music score and (again) Brosnan and Russo. These two put to shame McQueen and Dunaway from the original (nice touch to have Dunaway play Crown's psychiatrist). Team them up together, hopefully with a better script.
Review of The Thomas Crown Affair
