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About this movie

Genres:
Action & Adventure, Crime
Language:
English
Running time:
1:50:33
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Mark Wahlberg [Charlie Croker]
  2. Charlize Theron [Stella Bridger]
  3. Edward Norton [Steve Frezelli]
  4. Seth Green [Lyle]
  5. Jason Statham [Handsome Rob]
  6. Mos Def [Left Ear]
  7. Franky G. [Wrench]
  8. Donald Sutherland [John Bridger]
  9. Gawtti [Skinny Pete]
  10. Olek Krupa [Mashkov]
  11. Mark Wahlberg Charlie Croker
  12. Charlize Theron Stella Bridger
  13. Edward Norton Steve Frezelli
  14. Seth Green Lyle
  15. Jason Statham Handsome Rob
  16. Mos Def Left Ear
  17. Franky G. Mechanic
  18. Donald Sutherland John Bridger
  19. Pete Gawtti Skinny
  20. Olek Krupa Mashkov

Directors

  1. F. Gary Gray

Producers

  1. Donald De Line

Writers

  1. Donna Powers
  2. Wayne Powers

The Italian Job (2003)

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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 ... 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 Handsome Rob (Jason Statham), tech-geek Lyle (Seth Green), and hearing-impaired quipster Left Ear (Mos Def) -- are ruthlessly double-crossed by one of their own, the taciturn, calculating Steve Frezelli (Edward Norton). Time passes and each member of the group finds himself pursuing other opportunities in the States, until Charlie rallies them together for a revenge-motivated scheme designed to bilk Steve of all his misbegotten earnings. In order to cinch the deal, he even enlists John's reluctant safecracking-prodigy daughter, Stella (Charlize Theron), for an elaborate, incognito Los Angeles heist. But the paranoid Steve proves himself to be one step ahead of them at just about every turn, and Charlie finds that he'll have to make some daring last-minute changes to their plan if the team is to succeed. The Italian Job marked director F. Gary Gray's second 2003 release after the Vin Diesel vehicle A Man Apart.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

73%Tomatometer score: 73% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile The Italian Job turns out well, a fast and entertaining caper designed to give you a couple of fun hours. – Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader 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... – Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Derek Adams, Time Out Itresembles a film made up on the fly. The cast, too, are strictly cut from comic books. Don't expect any unconventional endings either. – Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Peter Rainer, New York Magazine 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. – Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] Memories of the 1960s caper classic are obliterated by this pointless remake, which uncomprehendingly salvages a few elements from the original, while behaving as if no one involved cared or liked... – Full review External link

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