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DVD The Italian Job (Full Screen Edition)
Though it bears little resemblance to the original 1969 thriller starring Michael Caine, the 2003 remake of The Italian Job stands on its own as a caper comedy that's well above average. The title's a misnomer--this time it's actually a Los Angeles job--but the action's just as exciting as it propels a breezy tale of honor and dishonor among competing thieves. Inheriting Caine's role as ace heist-planner Charlie Croker, Mark Wahlberg plays straight-man to a well-cast team of accomplices, including Mos Def, Jason Statham, and scene-stealer Seth Green in a variation of the role originally played by Noel Coward. As the daughter of Croker's ill-fated mentor (Donald Sutherland), Charlize Theron is recruited to double-cross a double-crosser (Edward Norton in oily villain mode), and once again, speedily versatile Mini Coopers play a pivotal role in director F. Gary Gray's exhilarating car-chase climax. It's perhaps the greatest product placement in movie history, and just as fun the second time around. --Jeff Shannon
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Too predictable
This movie is painfully predictable. I had to force myself to stop watching this movie halfway through; it was that bad.
The plot has been overused. Please stay away...
very average, should have been great
Shallow characters, uninspired directing, a lackluster screenplay, and tasteless "hollywood" music make this shameful wannabe of Ocean's Eleven a huge waste of considerable talent and resources. A great cast is relegated to sketchily developed characters that barely transcend the status of "stock". A great deal of potential depth and intrigue is lost by making Edward Norton's villain not only conspicuously absent from much of the film, but also by depriving him of any interesting persona whatsoever. Even Ed Norton, coerced into working on this questionable film, could not bring anything worthwhile to the role. or maybe he didn't care to. The music oscillates awkwardly between blatant ripoffs of the sly double-bass/breakbeat grooves used by Soderberg, and the most tasteless and unoriginal of grandiose film scorms, piling huge string-section crescendos and mind-numbing pounding of drums into chase scenes that are already chaotic enough.
Artistically speaking, this is a terrible film, practically a catalog of all that is wrong with big-budget Hollywood fare. However, like most bad Hollywood movies, as a no-brainer two hours of visceral entertainment the film succeeds. Caper/heist films are inherently enjoyable for me, and some funny supporting character interplay and spectacular location work make it a decent action film. But shutting down Sunset Blvd or shooting a boat chase in Venice doesn't bring life or depth to a film, and when the film leaves the action to work on the story or characters, it's the same uninspired nonsense that is in every movie of this type. As an action film on its own merits, I would have given this 3 or 4 stars, but I was so horribly dissapointed by the waste of acting talent and general lack of taste that i can't really "reccommend" this film. Mos Def, in an inconsequential supporting role, is probably the most interesting person to watch in the film, which doesn't say much for the leads of Theron, Marky Mark, and Norton, all of whom turn in wooden performances as the most predictable of recycled, mechanically-motivated characters. Like I said, i wouldn't care if this was just another hollywood mashup, but there's so much talent wasted.
A fun greatly entertaining movie.
This movie is just fun to watch. It is very colorfull and exciting. The views of Venice, Italy are beautiful and the scences with the Mini's just make you want to drive one. I love this movie!
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