Customer Reviews
The Best - By: Zella, 11 Apr 2008 
A wonderful performance. I loved first watching it 20 years ago. McQueen's charisma is unbeatable. They should never have bothered with the Brosnan remake.
Ice, just like ice! - By: still searching, 28 Sep 2005 All the kudos usuallly goes to Bullit, released the same year, yet with this movie, McQueen, the King of Cool, comes of age as an actor, at the height of his power as the No.1 Box office Hollywood star. Commonly regarded by critics as a triumph of style over substance, Jewison crafted a movie for the age & drew from McQueen the kind of performance of which few thought him capable. True, Dunaway's outfits (and Burke's hats) do cement the movie pretty firmly into its time period but anyone coming new to this movie who wasn't around at the time it was made has ample compensation in the luminosity of the stars, the fabulous jazz inspired Michel Legrand soundtrack, a gem of a performance from Jack Weston, as Erwin, & the famous chess game scene. Through the filter of McQueen's performance in the movie, picturing Brosnan as Crown in the recent remake is even more ludicrous than trying to picture Alec Baldwin as Doc McGraw: watch out for the scene in which Crown sets the 'balll rolling' by phoning up the members of the 'gang' he's hired to carry out the heist & then reflect on the observational skills of his detractors. His acting in this movie was matched only by that of his performances later in Papillon & the Getaway. Ultimately, the movie has stood the test of time & will continue to be watched long after DVDs of the Brosnan remake are gathering dust, deservedly, on the shelves of charity shops up & down the country.
A Classic - By: , 26 May 2001 A change of direction for Steve McQueen in this film playing a millionaire businessman who likes to plan bank robberies in his spare time.Shot in a unique way for its time Norman Jewison(In The Heat Of The Night) has made a remarkable film.McQueen & Dunaway are both great!!!
EXCELLENT - By: trevor.aussie63@lineone.net, 20 Feb 2001 This movie I seen on many occasion & rate it as excellent performance by Steve McQueen.
Steve McQueen at his peak! - By: blair@englandmail.com, 08 Mar 2000 
Before the new version of Thomas Crown was released I thought I ought to see how it should have been, so I bought this. What a gem of a movie - did you know the original bank heist sceen was filmed with only five actors - everyone else there were members of the public who actuallly thought it was real ! This shows sixties cult filming at it's highest, well shot & excellent editing make this a film to own for alll the right reasons.
