The Italian Job [Region 2]
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Movie Review: The Los Angeles Job...
Summary: 4 Stars
Resurrect the plot of a 1969 Michael Caine movie, recast it with a collection of sharp young actors, and move the action to Los Angeles. The result is 2003's "The Italian Job", a fast-paced and enjoyable action thriller.
The movie opens with an elaborately-planned heist in Venice, Italy. A crack crew of thieves goes to Mission: Impossible-like lengths to extract a fortune in gold from a canal-side mansion and escape to the Italian Alps. There, one of the crew (Edward Norton as a slick and selfish bad guy) betrays the rest, killing the aging master thief (cameo by Donald Sutherland), stealing the gold, and scattering the crew.
Fast forward a year. Charlie Croker, the master thief's protege (played with cool precision by Mark Wahlberg), locates the traitor, living in a fortress mansion in Los Angeles. He reassembles the team to steal the gold back. This effort is the heart of the film, as Charlie's team plots their entrance into the mansion and their escape afterward. The highlight of the movie is a nail-biting chase across Los Angeles, with Charlie's team in specially modified Mini-Coopers and their former teammate in hot pursuit by helicopter. A tense final confrontation at the Los Angeles train station reveals a few final plot twists.
Charlize Theron does an excellent turn as Croker's safe-cracking love interest. Seth Green is the team's computer whiz and comic relief. Jason Statham is the team's hunky automotive expert. Mos Def and Franky G have nice supporting roles as additional muscle recruited for the Los Angeles job.
This movie is highly recommended as an entertaining action thriller. This DVD version includes some nice extras on the making of the movie, to include how the amazing Mini-Cooper stunts were performed.
Movie Review: Excellent Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Definintley a grat movie that can not be forgotten. I would recommend for a good comedy and twisty movie. Also the scene with the Mini's is excellent.Movie Review: The Italian Job DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I had started a trilogy of great movies and The Italian Job meet my standards for entertaining enough to own the collection. The pliot is creative in how the crew goes about setting up the heist. Nonetheless, we must not forget that movies are for just that "entertaining" us when we have downtime. Kudo'sMovie Review: So Much Fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Italian Job is so much fun to watch! All the actors are amazing and the action is one of a kind! Some people say Mark Wahlberg doesn't act in this movie but i guess they just didn't pay attention when they watch ed it cause he was really good! And Seth Green is so funny! don't miss this movie!Movie Review: An amiable rental
Summary: 3 Stars
"The Italian Job" is a heist movie. To some extent, if you've seen one of these (especially the ur-heist film "Rififi"), you've seen them all. Hey, if you've ever watched a movie, you know that when a master thief makes "one last score" before retirement, things are going to go horribly wrong. It's just like being a cop in a movie two weeks before retirement. "The Italian Job" does not transcend any expectations, but it doesn't fail to meet any of them, either. The performances are good, and the script makes as much sense as you would expect it to. The action sequences are well-done, and there are enough car chases to remind you of the Golden Age of car chases in the 70s and early 80s. In the end, while it is a decent movie, there is really nothing memorable about it, other than the cars. "The Italian Job" is a decent rental; you will likely not be disappointed, and you may even have a good time with it. But it's just not distinctive or memorable enough to add to your permanent collection.