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Italian Job, The - Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland
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Synopsis of the DVD Movie: The Italian Job
The plan was flawless. The job was executed perfectly. The escape was clean. The only threat mastermind thief Charlie Croker never saw coming was from a member of his own crew. After pulling off an amazing gold bullion heist from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, Charlie and his gang--inside man Steve, computer genius Lyle, wheelman Handsome Rob, explosives expert Left-Ear and veteran safecraker John Bridger--can't believe it when one of them turns out to be a double crosser. Now the job isn't about the payoff, it's about payback! Enter Stella, a beautiful nerves of steel safecracker, who joins Charlie and his former gang when they follow the backstabber to California, where they plan to re-steal the gold by tapping into Los Angeles' traffic control system, manipulating signals and creating one of the biggest traffic jams in L.A. history!
DVD Movie Rating for: The Italian Job
Rating 3 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: The Italian Job
A gang of robbers, lead by career criminal Charlie Croker, create the largest traffic jam in Los Angeles history, giving them time to pull off a theft of gold bullion. They get away in their Mini Coopers, which are small enough to drive on sidewalks so they can make a clean get away before the traffic jam clears.
DVD Production Details of: The Italian Job
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron
Director: F. Gary Gray
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003
DVD Features:
TV spot(s)
Making-of featurette
"Putting Words on the Page" featurette
Driving school featurette
"The Mighty Minis" featurette
Stunts featurette
6 deleted scenes
Widescreen anamorphic format
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: The Italian Job
- Mark Wahlberg .... Charlie Croker
- Charlize Theron .... Stella Bridger
- Donald Sutherland .... John Bridger
- Jason Statham .... Handsome Rob
- Seth Green .... Lyle
- Mos Def .... Left Ear
- Edward Norton .... Steve
- Fausto Callegarini .... Italian Guard
- Stefano Petronelli .... Garbageman/Thug
- Fabio Scarpa .... Garbageman/Thug
- Cristiano Bonora .... Garbageman/Thug
- Tiberio Greco .... Garbageman/Thug
- Jimmy Shubert .... First Detective
- Tammi Cubilette .... Second Detective
- Mary Portser .... Stella's Receptionist
- Shawn Fanning .... Himself
- Christopher Moore Jr. .... Young Left Ear
- Terrelle Jones .... Kid On Left
- Valentine Ebunilo .... Kid On Right
- Joel Homan .... Young Charlie
- Erik Walker .... Bully
- Scott Adsit .... Actor Reharsing in Car
- Boris Lee Krutonog .... Yevhen (as Boris Krutonog)
- Julie Costello .... Becky
- Oscar Nunez .... Security Guard
- Franky G .... Wrench
- Marty Ryan .... ATSAC Supervisor
- Aaron Speiser .... Danielson
- Olek Krupa .... Mashkov
- Gawtti .... Skinny Pete
- Melanie Jayne .... Skinny Pete's Girl
- Gregory Scott Cummins .... Ukranian
- Thomas Alexander .... Vance
- Martin Morales .... Valet
- Frank Nyi .... ATSAC Employee (as Dr. Frank Nyi)
- Simon Rhee .... Armored Truck Guard
- Merritt Yohnka .... Gold Truck Driver
- Ryan B. Adams .... Metro Conductor
- John Alden .... Motorcycle Guard
- Gloria O'Brien .... Handsome Rob's Policewoman (as Gloria Fontenot)
- Alfred Soltes .... Left Ear's Butler
- Kelly Brook .... Lyle's Girlfriend
- John H. Tobin .... Biltmore Bartender (uncredited)
Photo Gallery of the movie: The Italian Job
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Reviews of the movie: The Italian Job
Though it bears little resemblance to the celebrated 1969 original starring Michael Caine, this 2003 remake of The Italian Job stands on its own as a caper comedy that's well above average. The title's a misnomer--this time it's actually a Los Angeles job--but the action's just as exciting as it propels a breezy tale of honour and dishonour among competing thieves. Inheriting Caine's role as ace heist-planner Charlie Croker, Mark Wahlberg plays straight-man to a well-cast team of accomplices, including Mos Def, Jason Statham and scene-stealer Seth Green in a variation of the role originally played by Noel Coward. As the daughter of Croker's ill-fated mentor (Donald Sutherland), Charlise Theron is recruited to double-cross a double-crosser (Edward Norton in oily villain mode), and once again, speedily versatile Mini Coopers (this time, the modern BMW versions) play a pivotal role in director F Gary Gray's exhilarating car-chase climax. It's perhaps the greatest product placement in movie history, and just as fun the second time around.
"The Italian Job" (2003), a commercial product after the tween/teen buck, is an uninspired action flick with a very soft PG-13 rating and a simple-minded make-it-up-as-you-go plot about a bunch of thieves (the good guys) who are after 7 tons of gold and another thief (the bad guy). A mindless mess of Hollywood action busyness, this flick might have been worth watching if any of the stunts or chases or techno-babble had been new, creative, or unique. However, this turkey is just more of the same-o same-o we've all seen before sprinkled with some contempo buzz words in a new wrapper
