This is pure entertainment but smart entertainment, plotted and executed with invention and humor and acted by a winning cast radiating good-movie energy.
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05/30/03
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
The best remake since The Thomas Crown Affair got a delicious new lease on life.
05/30/03
It took me 30 years to forget the first Italian Job but only about 30 minutes for the new one to fade from memory. But it's fun while it lasts.
05/30/03
An old-school respite from the season's near-endless parade of Internet warriors and comic book heroes.
05/30/03
The appeal of The Italian Job turns out to be more conceptual than actual.
05/30/03
Just the sort of not-that -great but not-bad-at-all diversion that cineplexes eternally promise for summer but so often fail to deliver.
05/30/03
In a business starved for original ideas, in a summer of sloppy remakes, The Italian Job sets a kind of benchmark for recycling.
05/30/03
It may not be as cool as it was in the '60s with Michael Caine, but it's oddly pleasant.
05/30/03
Like the tiny cars it features, it's not particularly extravagant or terribly sophisticated. It is amusingly put together and a fun ride.
05/30/03
The Italian Job may not be the most memorable film you'll see all summer, but it's a fairly good alternative to many of the prequels and sequels we have ahead of us.
05/30/03
Any film that wastes Edward Norton while boring us with Mark Wahlberg has its priorities all messed up.
05/30/03
Like Charlie, The Italian Job is appealing because it's so cool, confident and a bit cocky.
05/30/03
The Italian Job is the movie equivalent to a big beach novel: It's light, it's entertaining, it will keep your attention and it's no big strain on the brain.
05/30/03
This is the zippy remake that Ocean's Eleven wanted to be and wasn't quite.
05/30/03
It may not steal your heart, but you won't feel robbed.
05/30/03
It's lacking the sense of whimsy that was so plentiful in the 1969 original. Still, it is a little bit fun, and it moves quickly enough that the huge plot holes and missing transition scenes are not as glaring as they might otherwise be.
05/30/03
The Italian Job has a decent enough heart, and, thanks to Seth Green and Mos Def, some funny moments. It's just not racing with enough adrenaline.
05/30/03
I know that a life of crime is bad and a Mini Cooper somewhat impractical, but after The Italian Job I wanted to indulge in both, very badly.
05/30/03
This is just the movie for two hours of mindless escapism on a relatively skilled professional level.
05/30/03
Top CriticA crime caper that not only repeats history -- it's based on a 1969 British film starring Michael Caine -- but repeats itself when it runs out of ideas.
05/30/03
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