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The Nephew (1998)
Sober and touching
Tony Egan (Donal McCANN), an old Irishman, learns that his sister who went to the USA long years ago, has just passed. In a letter she entrusts her young son Chad to his care. When Chad lands at Tony's village, Inis Dara, he appears to be a half-caste youth. Chad discovers the rough Irish life and meets Eileen, who his the pub-tenant's daughter. They soon get infatuated of each other. But the pub-tenant, Jo Brady (Pierce Brosnan) appears to be Tony's enemy. Subsequently Eileen and Chad are forbidden to meet each other any more. But Chad will fight to discover what drove apart Tony and Jo twenty years ago, to win his place in Inis Dara and Eileen's heart.
The characters are well-drawn and not simplistic. Chad is a clever and sensitive boy who understands that his uncle's roughness and tries not to have a strike with him. Jo is not only the lady-killer widower he seems to be and proves to be actually a good father...
The Nephew is a good film, with a good script and good actors, which doesn't need to use big tricks to be touching. Quite rare nowadays.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Bond strikes back!
After TND's deception, Bond is back for one of the best opus of the series since the Sean Connery Era. Brosnan is at the top, as dashing as ever, Marceau as Elektra is a very good surprise, Q is as good as ever. Morover, the film is very funny due to John Cleese as R and there are a lot more innuendos than in TND and in GoldenEye (the final sentence is the best one). The gadgets are all very impressive, from the Q-boat (in one of the most thrilling pre-generic of the series) to the X-glasses (I want the same!!) and, of course, the BMW Z8. Weak points: the scenario is very complex and I had to see the film 3 times to wholly understand it, Denise Richards as Christmas Jones is an absolute bimbo (Bond says she's a 'turkey'...). But these are very minor parts. I'll only have four words : go and see it!
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
A very good romance spiced with thrilling action
A very good film, even best as the first Thomas Crown, though the perspective is slightly changed. Pierce Brosnan stands as a very credible blasé and classy millionaire, and the choice of Rene Russo, who might seem odd at first sight, proves to be very cunning. The whole film bases upon the photogenic qualities of both stars and the very good and polished photography. The action scenes, though rather a subplot, are as smart and thrilling as in a James Bond. In short, a very good moment of entertainment.