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The Italian Job Reviews

2003

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In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--explosives expert Left-Ear (.. Read more

Starring	Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green
Director	F. Gary Gray
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- Only the Minis survive in this remake, which is otherwise a straightforward revenge thriller with little wit or interest.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  - 5
  Underrated Heist Movie
  
  Great little underrated heist movie this. Forget the title, it is not a remake of the overrated Michael Caine film, but more of a tribute. Edward Norton just ... read more »
  
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  - East Grinstead, England
  - 14 Apr 2004 at 13:02
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  Nowhere near as good as the earlier version
  
  Certainly nowhere near as good as the earlier version. You need to see the original first so that at least you can appreciate some of the ways in which the '... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 20:07
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  The Italian Job
  
  My son wanted to watch both of these to compare. This is not a remake of the original, it has it's own story and is equally as good as the other. A good fun... read more »
  
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  - 28 Sep 2011 at 15:30
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  Pleasantly impressed with a re-make.....
  
  I don't usually like re-runs / re-makes of a an old classic film, especially one as good as the 1969 Italien Job staring Michael Caine. But this was ... read more »
  
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- - accurist01
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  - High Wycombe
  - 27 Jun 2011 at 00:39
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  Terrible quality blu ray
  
  The quality of this blu ray is terrible, looks like paramount has takena film reel that has been watched a few thousand times, then just transfered it to blu ... read more »
  
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- - StealMySoda
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  - 07 May 2011 at 10:02
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  The Italian Job
  
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  I seeing it once before as a premiere in the cinema but I wanted to rented again for my husbant and he loved it so much that I think I would quite easily give ... read more »
  
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  - Berckshire
  - 25 Feb 2010 at 21:29
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  - 1
  utter rubbish
  
  Utter tripe compared to the original, a fantastic british film yet again ruined by Hollywood, its sad to think alot of Americans will think this is the one and ... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 00:46
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  italian job
  
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  Not as gooid as the classic michael caine one but still good must see
  
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- - jd69
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  - Reading
  - 26 Sep 2009 at 09:06
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  An Entertaining Ruse
  
  A fun, entertaining and enjoyable twist on a classic that's very stylishly put together.
  
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- - locococo
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  - 23 Sep 2009 at 13:19
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  The Mini Is The Best Thing In This Movie
  
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  The best way to review this movie is not to compare it with the original, but instead compare it to other heist movies of it's genre and period such as '... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 02 Sep 2009 at 21:24
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  the italian job
  
  ITS GOOD BUT NOT AS GOOD AS THE 1969 REAL ITALAIAN JOB WITH MICHEAL CAINE AS CHARLIE CROAKER THAT WILL ALWAYS BE THE CLASSIC VERSION OF THE ITALIAN JOB ... read more »
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 29 Aug 2009 at 14:16
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- - 44
  - 5
  Underrated Heist Movie
  
  Great little underrated heist movie this. Forget the title, it is not a remake of the overrated Michael Caine film, but more of a tribute. Edward Norton just ... read more »
  
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- 4555
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  - Goldenboots
  - 53 reviews
  - East Grinstead, England
  - 14 Apr 2004 at 13:02
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  - 13
  I trust everyone. It's the devil inside them I don't trust.
  
  An explosives guy, a safe-cracker, a computer genius, a wheel-man and a man with a spectacular plan of stealing 35 million without using a gun. It is a non-... read more »
  
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- - JediSi
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  - Kent
  - 29 Sep 2007 at 23:10
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  what job?
  
  yeah, agreed its an action thriller. the prelude to the adventure sets the pace. But the main plot slackens. some hot chases and unexpected turn of events - is ... read more »
  
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- - arun
  - Liverpool, UK
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 10:46
- - 8
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  Absolutely dreadful
  
  What a mess. It's not even set in Italy. Do yourself a favour and rent the Michael Caine version.
  
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- - Big Figure
  - UK
  - 18 Jun 2006 at 10:46
- - 8
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  It's OK... But ...
  
  It's OK... But they shouldn't have billed it as a remake cos it's a completely different film. There's some minis in it. And some gold. And ... read more »
  
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  - CAMBRIDGE
  - 28 Aug 2004 at 00:01
- - 7
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  Not bad at all
  
  I was a little unsure as to what to expect with this remake of the classic, and I pleased to say that as it didnt try to copy the original too much, I thought ... read more »
  
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- - Stu McAndrew
  - Manchester, UK
  - 28 Jun 2004 at 16:17
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  erm, No thanks.
  
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  Yeah, its okay. But its absolutely crap compared to the original, its just not the same without the cockneys and the British humor...
  
  Its basically a... read more »
  
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- - Milner
  - 8 reviews
  - Ulverston
  - 22 Jun 2008 at 19:02
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  RUBBISH
  
  Don't watch it. Not a remake, just a cash engine again riding off the populatity of the original with no real effort to try and match it.
  
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- - Chalkus
  - 35 reviews
  - UK
  - 09 Jul 2008 at 16:33
- - 6
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  Remake of a Classic
  
  I must admit I am a big fan of the original 1969 version of the movie. I decided to be open minded, when I was watching this remake of a classic. I thought it... read more »
  
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  - Cheshire, England
  - 10 Aug 2004 at 22:00
- - 6
  - 1
  WOW, what a surprise...
  
  WOW, what a surprise. I sat down to watch this movie thinking I would not like it one bit. <br><br>As a fan of the original, I was very sceptical ... read more »
  
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  - WINCOBANK
  - 15 May 2004 at 23:24

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