The Italian Job (2003)
According to last years Hobbs and Shaw this re-imagining of the British crime caper classic might well be the third film in the Fast and Furious franchise as Jason Statham's Shaw had the Mini Cooper's from this film garaged up in that film.
If that's the case then Hobbs and Shaw is now the tenth worst film in the franchise rather than merely the ninth.
Anyway that's digressing.
This remake of the Michael Caine cult film is pretty poor in comparison to the original. In my opinion The Italian Job is one of those sacred films that should have been left well alone. Although to be fair it would seem that the writers of this film thought the same as aside from using the three Mini Cooper's and some character names as well as one or two set pieces slightly reminiscent of the earlier film the story is nothing like the original.
What we actually have is a decent if overlong modern heist film with a very good cast (Mark Wahlberg, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Ed Norton, Mos Def, Seth Green and Donald Sutherland) that for the most part entertains but does sag somewhat around the hour mark for a good fifteen minutes or so. Thankfully things pick up again for the Hollywood sightseeing tour that is the fairly thrilling finale.
I've seen this several times over the years and enjoyed it each viewing.
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