The Italian Job (2003)
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 179
Fresh: 130 | Rotten: 49
Despite some iffy plot elements, The Italian Job succeeds in delivering an entertaining modern take on the original 1969 heist film, thanks to a charismatic cast.
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 10
Despite some iffy plot elements, The Italian Job succeeds in delivering an entertaining modern take on the original 1969 heist film, thanks to a charismatic cast.
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Movie Info
A team of high-class thieves avenge their mentor's death -- with the help of his own daughter -- in this big-budget remake of the 1969 British caper classic. The Italian Job stars Mark Wahlberg as Charlie, the mastermind of a daring Venice heist overseen by John (Donald Sutherland), a lifelong criminal who plans to retire from the fold with the earnings from his most recent take. Basking in the glow of a job well done at a secluded retreat in the Alps, the thieves -- including the aptly-named
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Cast
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Mark Wahlberg
Charlie Croker -
Charlize Theron
Stella Bridger -
Edward Norton
Steve Frezelli -
Seth Green
Lyle -
Jason Statham
Handsome Rob -
Mos Def
Left Ear -
Franky G
Mechanic -
Donald Sutherland
John Bridger -
Pete Gawtti
Skinny -
Olek Krupa
Mashkov -
Boris Krutonog
Yevhen -
Mary Portser
Stella's Receptionist -
Merritt Yohnka
Gold Truck Driver -
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Simon Rhee
Gold Truck Guard -
Aaron Speiser
Danielson -
Gregory Scott Cummins
Ukranian -
Christina Cabot
Christina Griego -
Jimmy Shubert
Detective -
Oscar Nunez
Security Guard -
John Alden
Motorcycle Guard -
Ryan Adams
Metro Conductor -
Julie Costello
Becky -
Scott Adsit
Actor -
Kelly Brook
Lyle's Girlfriend -
Marty Ryan
ATSAC Supervisor -
Alexander Isaiah Thomas
Vance -
Cristiano Bonora
Garbagemen/Thugs -
Fausto Callegarini
Italian Guard -
Tammy Cubilette
Detective -
Valentine Ebunilo
Kid On Right -
Shawn Fanning
Shawn Fanning -
Gloria Fontenot
Handsome Rob's Policewo... -
Tiberio Greco
Garbagemen/Thugs -
Joel Homan
Young Charlie -
Melanie Jayne
Skinny Pete's Girl -
Terrelle Jones
Kid On Left -
Christopher Moore Jr.
Young Left Ear -
Dr. Frank Nyi
ATSAC Employee -
Stefano Petronelli
Garbagemen/Thugs -
Fabio Scarpa
Garbagemen/Thugs -
Alfred Soltes
Left Ear's Butler -
Erin Walker
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All Critics (180) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (130) | Rotten (49) | DVD (38)
This one offers some agreeably mindless fun in which the villains (including Norton) are truly villainous, the payback is satisfying in a purely infantile way, and the familiarity of everything is oddly comforting.
Top CriticItresembles a film made up on the fly. The cast, too, are strictly cut from comic books. Don't expect any unconventional endings either.
This unglamorous approach has the odd effect of making them seem more glamorous -- we're free to soak up their star quality because there's no hard sell to fight off.
A strangely satisfying though completely preposterous caper movie.
A tricked-out remake of a heist flick that was already flat and formulaic in 1969.
Wide-open absurdity would've helped; instead, there's a clotting of musical interludes and a general air of stoic grit.
Exciting heist film for teens and their families.
It is in Gray's spirited execution that such by-the-book formula makes for a brisk, slick entertainment hits the summer movie spot.
This is one of those popcorn action flicks that will leave a smile on your face from beginning to end.
The Italian Job turns out well, a fast and entertaining caper designed to give you a couple of fun hours.
Gary Gray's version is tauter, better made but insufficiently idiosyncratic to attract a cult following.
Gray adds some zip to this remake of the 1969 Michael Caine caper flick, but despite two clever action sequences and some uncharacteristically tight performances from his cast (most notably Charlize Theron and Mark Wahlberg), the con remains the same.
A passable time-waster ... directed with some grace and snap.
Heist movies seem pretty quaint and analog in our era where high stakes crime is primarily electronic in nature. But until someone can make embezzlement cinematically interesting, we're left with theft and this movie just gets away with it.
F. Gary Gray has crafted a fun summer film packed with action, comedy, and a talented ensemble cast.
Gray does a solid enough job behind the camera, although it's clear he feels more at home directing the action sequences than the quieter moments.
Surprisingly gratifying ... In a summer full of computer-generated, nu-metal-accompanied kicks to the midsection, this may be the closest you'll get to drawing room grace.
Cette production estivale est divertissante l'espace d'un instant si l'on ne cherche pas à en trouver les moindres défauts.
This is escapist fare that doesn't pretend to be Shakespeare. For what it purports to be, I found it entertaining.
A light caper movie, with heavy emphasis on the word 'light' -- light plot, light action, light violence, light sex, light humor, light acting.
It is neither good nor bad, engaging nor boring, sexy nor pedestrian.
... workmanlike heist flick with some funny lines and some good (if brief) chases ...
The Italian Job might have been an enjoyable ride if it had even an ounce of creative intelligence.
Audience Reviews for The Italian Job
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- John Bridger: I trust everyone, It's the devil inside them I don't trust.
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- Stella Bridger: I trust everyone. It's the devil inside them I don't trust.
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- Skinny: If there's one thing I know, it's never to mess with mother nature, mother in-laws and, mother freaking Ukrainians.
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- Stella Bridger: I don't go out with strange men. I just met you five minutes ago.
- Steve Frezelli: I guess I'll just have to sabotage my cable, you know, till we get to know each other well enough.
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