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Re: AFI 100 Years Series Discussion & Challenges, vol. 2
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Steve McQueen stars as the wealthy bored titular character that plans and executes a bank robbery, just for the thrill and fn of it. Faye Dunaway, as the insurance investigator, quickly realises that he was the man behind the caper, and so the two begin to dance around each other, falling for each other while competing to see who will ultimately win and catch who.
A mere trifle of a film, nothing important at al, but it's good fun. McQueen (unsurprisingly) oozes cool in his role, openly taking pleasure in the dance. Dunaway also gives a very good performance. The film does feel terribly dated at times - witness the frequent use of split screen, which sometimes does illuminate aspects, but often is just done just for the cool effect. It's not a film I'll remember in 20 years, but it was definitely enjoyable to watch.
As for the song, "The Windmills of Your Mind", which put the film in the AFI Lists? I didn't like it when I first heard it, but it has stayed with me over the past 24 hours, and the more I think about it, singing it silently in my head, the more I like it.
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