After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally (www.imdb.com).
Director: F. Gary Gray (The Negotiator, A Man Apart)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chalize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Donald Sutherland, Seth Green, Mos Def
The latest version (there being only two.....so far) of The Italian Job has no merit to its name. Director F. Gary Gray and screenwriters Troy Kennedy-Martin and Donna Powers have taken the best out of Michael Caine's original (three Mini's in a car chase, one thought-out heist) and glamourised it (Hollywood A-listers, pristine, clean shots) but with out the charge and the adrenaline we assume that's there. Wahlberg is a flat front-man. Edward Norton makes for a suprisinggg bad guy, annoying and outsmarting Croker (Wahlberg) and his team left, right and centre. The other cast members struggle due to a lacklustre script and and its inability to succeed our expectations. You'll be least disappointed in this film if you get the chance to watch this before the 1969 classic.
2.5/5
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