No one here manages the pure Carnaby Street cool of young Michael Caine ... but Gray and his cast are having such fun that it's hard to fault them for it.
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06/01/03
The Italian Job (2003)
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Reviews Counted:173
Fresh:126
Rotten:47
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: Lacks the wit of the original, but it's still a fun ride.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The plan was flawless... the job was executed perfectly... the escape was clean. The only threat mastermind thief Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) never saw coming was from a member of his own crew.... [More]
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Mos Def
Director: F. Gary Gray
Reviews for The Italian Job
It intends to be a good-looking, high-energy, kinda-quirky thrill ride. It does not aspire to be anything else, and it isn't.
06/01/03
It's trash.
05/31/03
A few of the parts may be lacking, but their sum equals an enjoyable caper film that will have you uttering "Nice!," "Sweet!," and "Damn!" and laughing loudly throughout.
05/31/03
Fun, brainless, summer-popcorn, car commercial.
05/31/03
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05/31/03
Top CriticA stylish but bland thriller with the feel of a grimly efficient machine for delivering product placements.
05/31/03
A pandering, debased, generic little nothing of a movie. And I'm still trying to figure out why I loved it so inordinately.
05/31/03
Perfunctorily satisfying... Enjoyable to watch, but not especially compelling.
05/31/03
Out of all the movies I've seen this year so far, The Italian Job was definitely the most fun and entertaining.
05/31/03
may be one of the better action films out this summer
05/30/03
The biggest joys come from the supporting characters who look to have been picked up from a more original movie.
05/30/03
Crisp, uncluttered and wildly playful.
05/30/03
Less than riveting.
05/30/03
...probably the most lavish car commercial you'll ever pay to see.
05/30/03
This isn’t exactly brainy material, but it’s perfect escapist filmgoing
05/30/03
This version moves like a freight train, but suffers from a debilitating charm deficit.
05/30/03
Take this Job and floor it.
05/30/03
A likable movie that is one lead actor away from being lots of fun.
05/30/03
This is Wahlberg's third remake of a '60s film in three years, and it's time he left that poor decade alone.
05/30/03
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