This was an interesting movie. It wasn't all that complex story-wise, but it had a great filmmaking style. The director used alot of split screens from the opening credits onward that I thought was really cool. Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway were the principal actors in the cast, and they did a good job. I was more impressed with Faye Dunaway, probably because I had seen her be a completely different character in Chinatown.
The movie starts with a bank robbery being set up. It goes without a hitch, and successful businessman Thomas Crown laughs maniacally at his success. Vicki is hired as an investigator in the case, but she soon develops feelings for Thomas Crown. She is then torn between bringing him to justice and running away with him.
I will say this: if you watch this movie, skip the chess scene. It goes on and on and on and it is really really boring and dull.
Other than that, 2.9 stars out of 5.
Classic movies reviewed: 4/50
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This movie was all about character interaction, which McQueen and Dunaway did brilliantly. Did you really think the chess scene was both boring and dull? As far as I know, this was the original "split-frame" movie. All the others (CSI Miami on TV, for example) copied it.
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