I wanted to like this film.
I like art capers (to catch a thief, to steal a million).
I like Pierce Brosnan. I know he’s typecast – but I like that suavey Cary Grant-esque elegance.
I was very pleased to see an AGE APPROPRIATE couple!

It started off interestingly and nearly ended interestingly too. I enjoyed the parts that centered on the theft(s). The “trojan” horse bit was amusing. The twists and trying to figure out who is doing what was amusing.
The Magritte references – not only to the amuising Bowler man switch but the reference to Thomas Crown himself were all done well.

However the “romance” just didn’t work for me.
I felt like it was all about Rene Russo’s character using her body to solve a case and then (stupidly) falling for a crook. There were mutiple gratuitous breast shots (I detracted points just for that). There was an overly long sex segment. It was mostly just boring and overly cliched. The dialogue wasn’t snappy or interesting. The scenes added nothing to the movie. Also, another point was taken off for the soda product placement by Russo in the station.

So if you’re bored one day & want to see an “almost” good movie caper movie or you’re a fan of either actor, go ahead and rent it – just be prepared for it to not be as good as it could’ve been.

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SPOILER*BTW, at the end did he steal 2 paintings or just the boats one for her? If he did only steal 1 -why is he leaving the country?