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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  The Italian Job (2003)
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. |
I've only seen this once and thought it was unnecessary and a bit dull. Maybe it's time for a second watch, though I can't see it changing my mind on the unnecessary point.
The Italian Job is a great film – fun, energetic, charming, exciting – and one of which came very close to making my top 10 'self-isolation films'.