The Italian Job

The Italian Job (2003)

  • 73% of critics liked it
    (179 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (487,601 ratings)

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… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Troy Kennedy-Martin, Donna Powers, Wayne Powers
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
May 30, 2003 Wide
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • 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 oddly comforting.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    A strangely satisfying though completely preposterous caper movie.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    A tricked-out remake of a heist flick that was already flat and formulaic in 1969.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Remake of the 1969 film, The Italian Job, this film is a good heist film that could have been much better. The film is entertaining, but lacks anything truly great. The heist itself seems all too easy, and personally; I felt that the heist in original film was far more exciting than… More

  • Albert K


    A heist movie that is highly entertaining with fun performances throughout. A good time.

  • Shawn E


    A fast paced joy ride with plenty of action and excitement.

  • Directors C


    this is one of the worst excuses for a film i've ever seen. I'd barely call it a remake and i'd vomit if I had to watch this again. The original film is a classic this runied it.

  • Carlos M


    An exhilarating action-packed movie that is quite satisfying for what it is intended to be: an exciting, fast-paced fun ride with a good dose of humor and benefiting from a great cast and the beauty of its locations, especially Venice.

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