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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Movie Review

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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Four men rob a Boston bank and get away with $2 million. The mastermind is wealthy buisnessman Thomas Crown. Crown thinks he's gotten away with it until he meets an insurance investagator Vicke Anderson who tells Crown he's her main suspect. The two graduly build a relationship while a cat and mouse game plays between Crown and the police who prepare to catch him during his next hiest on the same bank.
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1960's-1970's
Crime & Scandal Yes
Story of - armed robbers! - Thief/Con Artist POV story

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type - (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - wealthy - Boston
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - challenged
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie... - Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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