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Summary: A Good film.!.
Review: the Italian Job was fun to watch, it has an intersting plot & its not a remake of the 1960's film. In this film its nothing like the old one, i would like to say that it is better than the michal cane classic Italian Job , but that would just be lieing.this film could have been great film, but it was just missing sumthing, but never the less it was a good film witch i enjoyed. It starts off fast with a boat race & lots of action but in the middle it slows down abit, but the end reedems the hole film with an unexpected twist. I would strongly advice anyone to buy this dvd because its one of those films that you can watch over & over. And the lovely Mark Wahlberg really makes this film, other cast member include: Edward Norton (fight club) Charlize Theron (monster) Seth Green (from buffy) Jason Statham (he was also in snacth and the kit kat adverts lol) & finally Mos Def (monsters ball) over all it is a good film.
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Summary: better than the original
Review: This movie takes the few very cool elements of the sixties cult classic with Michael Cain and incorporates them into a breathtaking thriller. The story is a classic heist, but has thief vs. thief betrayal thrown into it. Mark Wahlberg gives a solid performance, Ed Norton once again is superb as the smart and wicked bad guy they go after and unfortunately we see far too little of the wonderful Donald Sutherland. And of course there is the mini-Cooper, the other star of this movie. Like in the sixties original, this swank vehicle (here of course in its new millenium reincarnation) plays a central role in the whole ploy. The special effects and cinematography leave you breathless, the locations are well-picked, this is an edge-of-the-seat wonderfully entertaining flic.
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Summary: This was okay, but...
Review: Enough with the "heist films," already...! It's kinda played out.
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Summary: Where's my truck?
Review: The Italian Job is a smart action movie with chase scenes above and below the streets. This is a DVD well worth buying.
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Summary: Not sure why there are bad reviews! THIS MOVIE WAS PERFECT!!
Review: This movie somewhat reminded me of The Score. This movie was very well written and directed. Once I saw the film was directed by F. Gary Gray I knew it was going to be a hit. This movie was full of non-stop action. The detail at the end of the movie was amazing. The screen shots, the camera shots, the chases, and the stunts. This was not only a non-stop action film, it had great direction in it also. There was not a point in this movie were a seen didn't fit in the film perfectly. The cast of them film fit perfectly together. There roles fit them, and they played them out very well. Do not miss out on this great film, this is one of the best films I've seen in a while. MC
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Summary: Quite solid and very slick but somewhat predictable
Review: Look, this is a very solid and professionally produced motion picture, and if all you are seeking is a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours, this film will do as well as most. But the fact is, we really have seen it all before. In the case of this film, literally, being an inferior remake of the 1969 version starring Michael Caine (though, to be fair, the plots are quite different). There isn't anything truly wrong with the film. The chase scenes are expertly performed, the suspense is just right, the gimmicks engaging and interesting, and, for the most part, the cast highly entertaining. So why did I feel a bit let down afterwards? Well, in part because of Mark Wahlberg. Three things kept running through my mind as I watched him. One was that he is absolutely terrible compared to Michael Caine's job playing Charlie Kroker. Caine is one of the great actors in recent decades in the movies, while Wahlberg is pretty much this year's flavor. A second thing was that the great Jason Statham, who plays Handsome Rob in the film, would have been an infinitely better Charlie Kroker than Wahlberg (maybe its the Cockney accent he has in common with Michael Caine). Finally, as I listened to Wahlberg flatly deliver one line after another in a dull monotone, it occurred to me that he is clearly one of the worst actors in the world. Either that or he is content to sleepwalk through a part. I ought to add that he was surprisingly good in THREE KINGS, though I haven't seen him in anything that was especially well done since. The rest of the cast, thankfully, is much better, though no one is really given much of an opportunity to put their acting skills on display. Charlize Theron is one of the best actresses in the movies when given a role that draws out her skills (like MONSTER, which should net her an Oscar in a couple of days). She isn't just a pretty face. Jason Statham is fine in his rather undemanding role. I would love to see him in a really dark and bleak film. I am not sure how wide his range is, but I would like to find out. Edward Norton is a great actor, but his part, like most of the others, didn't call at all upon his considerable talents. I did enjoy seeing Donald Sutherland in his brief but key role as John Bridger, the safe cracker who is also the father of Stella (Charlize Theron). Sutherland starred with Julie Christie in one of the most famous films ever set in Venice, Nicholas Roeg's 1973 DON'T LOOK BACK. I couldn't help think of that in the various shots that demonstrated that it really was Vienna. By the way, in one scene where you can see Steve Frezelli's (Edward Norton's character) widescreen TV through an outside window, you can definitely see Michael Caine's image on it for a second or so. In short, this is a slickly made film that didn't require much of the actors and doesn't demand much on the part of the viewer. If one watches it with minimal expectations, one might enjoy it.
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Summary: The Italian Job
Review: I've been hesitant to see this movie because I was judging the movie by its cover. I knew before I watched it that it is a guy-flick. Well, I was proven right. It reeked of manliness. There were heists, boat and car chases, and real techie electronic toys aplenty for those of you that hunger for those types of things. It kept my heart pace up and by the end of the movie my palms were sweaty and my nails were bitten almost down the the quick. It is a must-see, but because it's so overly manly, I won't buy it anytime soon. There was really only one woman in the whole movie. Poor Charlize Theron!!
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Summary: Stupid.
Review: This movie is just another Hollywood crap. Cars, blonde women, macho men, crime and revenge. Hollywood, I think it's time to make something new.
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Summary: Don't be a sheep!!!
Review: I purhcased "The Italian Job" under the mistaken assumption that the film was an intelligent, well constructed and entertaining heist remake. The reviews I read were consistently glowing so I bit, despite my nagging instinct that no movie FEATURING Mark Walberg could be any of the above. (I'll grant that Mark has appeared in some decent films, but none of them were ever made decent because of his acting contribution. His brother Donnie is a far superior actor and is grossly underrated for my money. Watch "Band of Brothers" and decide for yourself.) My nagging instinct proved correct upon watching the film. Right from the opening scene I knew I was in trouble. The cliched and hackneyed banter between "Daddy" Sutherland and "Daughter" Theron across continents was horribly foisted, predictable and unconvincing. Upon the close of this scene, two things were obvious. 1. The criminal but lovable Daddy would die early. 2. The devoted and hopelessly straight daughter would be party to the same criminal activity her father was in order to avenge his death. And by the way, how does a woman who looks like Ms. Theron end up as a world renowned safe cracking consultant? Oh, I suppose as a child, she and Daddy Sutherland sat around the breakfast table discussing the finer points of cracking bank safes and how to bypass complex alarm systems. That's a rather big pill to swallow early on. The initial boat heist that follows is even more ridiculous. It tries desperately to trick us into believing we are watching a sophisticated and intelligent story like Oceans 11 (which itself is only a 3.5/5 to 4/5 film), by inundating us with obnoxious techno music, slick 20 something clothing and hair, cheesy and totally implausible computer wizardry, and product branding that is rivaled only by the 007 series. But don't be fooled by the flash, as there truly is no substance here. Wahlberg's acting is abysmal - as if that actually had to be said. I really do believe that if that guy cut himself he'd bleed cardboard. Theron does the best she can with a juvenile script and a ridiculous character, but her efforts are ultimately futile. And shockingly, Ed Norton of all people totally mails in his villain performance. Perhaps that is the fatal flaw of the film. Most agree that the villain makes or breaks an action movie. The villain Norton plays is so exceedingly one-dimensional and frankly not all that smart, that the audience never really cares if the heisters get back at him or not. Sure, we don't particularly like Ed's character, but we don't hate him the way we should to make the machinations of the film compelling. Finally, the execution of the entire heist leaves you feeling like you just ran through an obstacle course rather than an enthralling action film. You feel throughout the film as if the story is merely a mechanism to execute the plot points that are written on the page. When a movie reaches that point, nothing that happens at the end can save it.
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Summary: Are you in the mood for action?
Review: Okay, so this film is never going to win any Oscars, and the product placement may irk some. But so what? You have to know what you're going in for...and if you're in the mood for action and a cool heist plot a la Ocean's Eleven or The Thomas Crown Affair (Pierce Brosnan not Steve McQueen), then you'll probably like this one. The plot involves a team of high tech thieves who pull a job (the titular one in Italy) and are betrayed by one of their own who in the process kills the mentor of the gang (Donald Sutherland). So now they have enlisted the mentor's daughter (Charlize Theron) who is a top notch safecracker and are going to pull another job (this one's in Los Angeles) to get revenge on their former partner. The "jobs" are slick in execution, there are some good comedic performances (notably Seth Green), and the climactic car chase with the Minis is great! A very fun and diverting movie.
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