The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

At last, an action movie that your mum would love. There's little swearing, no guns or grenades and the main protagonists are even over 25. But although this remake of Steve McQueen's 1968 version is leaps and bounds better than the original (in that it's not tediously dull) describing McTiernan's Thomas Crown Affair is an exercise in the usage of middle-of-the-road adjectives: good, interesting, clever. But at no point does the film blast or sizzle or shout at you; it's just nice, safe and vaguely satisfying entertainment. Just the way your mum likes it.

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