Faye Dunaway's character completely disposable... - The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Discussion

[–] CalvinJarrett 16 years ago

I don't think too many people stepping out of a theater showing The Thomas Crown Affair in 1968 would agree with you. In fact i think her performance holds up pretty well and is superior to that of Renee Russo in the remake.

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[–] marlothatgirl 16 years ago

Yeah, even though I liked Rene Russo and thought she played the new part well, you really cannot compare Faye Dunaway's performance as an actor. She was great in the role and her chemistry with McQueen off the chart!! Loved the "chess scene" (foreplay) and all the sexual tension. Of course, Russo and Brosnan worked well together too!!

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[–] artistathome 16 years ago

They were two popular stars in 1968 and fans wanted to see them in this type of movie.

The acting in this was really just so so. they seemed to be playing themselves.

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[–] Jealous_Skunk 16 years ago

faye is the superior!

imagine they are going to cast hilary duff as the new bonnie... argh! although they could be twins as the current duff looks exactly like the young (1960s) dunaway! duff is a *beep* actress and she's no serious actress! i know the new remake will bombed!

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[–] bruce73 13 years ago

No way Duff matches the equisite beauty Dunaway possessed in the 60's. I mean, really, no way. I do agree that Duff is one over-rated actress and will avoid her films like the plague (exception: Million Dollar Baby, but there's a huge reason for that -- Eastwood!).

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[–] cookiela2001 14 years ago

<< Maybe this should be squirreled under least effective female leads... >>

"Least effective"? This character solves the mystery.

If Vicki weren't in the story, the plot would be: "A welthy executive pulls off a bank heist. The police can't figure out his identity. The End."

From a dramatic standpoint, the character of Vicki is actually much more interesting and ACTIVE than that of Crown, who begins and ends the story as virtually the same cool, detached person.

In contrast, she has to travel to a new town, figures out a robbery, observes and befriends the suspect, becomes sexually involved with him, must struggle with the attachment while defending herself to a work partner, has her allegience tested by having to choose between a man and her career, and finally makes the "harder" choice to remain professional, put her future happiness aside, and sell the guy out.

There wouldn't be much of a plot without her, really.

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[–] blackrooster 14 years ago

Oh yeah, she solved the mystery all right ... in pretty much the most pathetic way possible. It just kind of came to her ... she didn't piece it together, she just suddenly knew exactly what had happened, as if someone handed her the first five pages of the script and said, "Here, genius, read this." lol

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[–] franzkabuki 13 years ago

Yeah, once she entered the film at around 35 minutes in, the thing started to lose its steam somewhat, although not drastically. Things only got really tough during the last 15 or so mins when the movie threatened to veer onto some unexpected, bizarre tearjerker territory. I generally like the next years´ The Italian Job less than this one, but at least that Caine vehicle stayed true to its caper nature till the end.

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