The Italian Job

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 30, 2003

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 360 Ratings

USER RATING DISTRIBUTION

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Review this movie

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Please sign in or create an account before writing a review.

Check box if your review contains spoilers

0 characters (5000 max)

User Reviews

User score By date Most helpful

matroycemApr 30, 2013

To me this is not a remake. To be fair I really wish they had not put Italian Job in the Title. In the UK its call 'The Italian Job: LA Heist' and from this I wish it was just called 'LA Heist'. The story is not all that bad. Its fairlyTo me this is not a remake. To be fair I really wish they had not put Italian Job in the Title. In the UK its call 'The Italian Job: LA Heist' and from this I wish it was just called 'LA Heist'. The story is not all that bad. Its fairly generic but engaging. Most of the parts in the film are played well and I did think the cast was good. The only real reason that this is The Italian Job is through the choice of cars (New BMW MINIS). The plot moves at a decent pace and has plenty of set pieces, action moments along with some emotions (these feel a little obvious and fairly predictable) but its not a bad way to spend an hour and a half.
The ending is a little cheap for me but its not the worst you will ever see.
Rent rather than buy.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

All this user's reviews

MATMFeb 20, 2021

I originally saw this movie in theaters, and I really liked it a lot, but it took me about 20 years to watch it again, and I am saddened to state that it just hasn't aged well. I can't pick out any particular reason for the disappointment.I originally saw this movie in theaters, and I really liked it a lot, but it took me about 20 years to watch it again, and I am saddened to state that it just hasn't aged well. I can't pick out any particular reason for the disappointment. The heist is interesting, and it is always a pleasure to see non-CGI action scenes, but the movie just wasn't fun. Maybe it is just less enjoyable after learning all of the twists in the story. I give it a C - If you’ve already seen all of the A’s and B’s, but you insist on seeing a movie, try this one out… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

All this user's reviews

gracjanskiMar 29, 2021

At least the movie is not dumb and the beginning is great. But the characters are soooo cool and the hidden advertisement for BMW Mini is obvious.

0 of 2 users found this helpful02

All this user's reviews

HotelCentralNov 4, 2020

Really has nothing to do with the original film except, you know, the main characters are all criminals.

The original was a straight caper flick. Every scene was either leading up to or leading away from the Great Crime of the Century andReally has nothing to do with the original film except, you know, the main characters are all criminals.

The original was a straight caper flick. Every scene was either leading up to or leading away from the Great Crime of the Century and when it's all over our moral standards are rescued from enjoying a film in which the bad guys actually get away with the crime.

In the remake, we start off with a crime, then a betrayal, and from that a tale of revenge, which consumes 85-90% of the runtime. We do some boating in Venice, but that's about it for Italy. We visit something that could be Switzerland, but then it's on to LA for most of the film. And, yes, we do get a trio of Mini Coopers, and a computer whiz who does amazing things with traffic control, but that's about all the remake has in common with the original.

And, basically, this film is just as silly as the original. Just as silly as James Bond and a thousand other action fantasies. I mean, the main characters could walk in, blow away their betrayer, and take back the gold, but how much more satisfying it would be to plan a whole big Mission Impossible style heist to steal the gold, which the betrayer naturally discovers, and then concoct a big bang-up finale in which some evil third party takes the betrayer prisoner and promises to torture him to death. And that way we're saved from being forced to recognize that the bad guys, the criminals, have won, and we're swimming through a movie with a moral compass that only Donald Trump could love.

It's possible I missed it, I guess, but I don't remember ever finding out who got ripped off for the gold in the first fifteen minutes of the film.

And the romance scenes were just bleh.… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

All this user's reviews

jonslowDec 11, 2018

Normal, ordinary. It's ok to watch when you have free time. Forgettable for me.

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

All this user's reviews

adoruNov 1, 2010

Fun movie, but rather dumb. They make so many poor choices leading up to the heist that the suspension of disbelief is non-existent. Unlike the Ocean's crew, these guys not only do things in the most un-slick, non subtle way possible, butFun movie, but rather dumb. They make so many poor choices leading up to the heist that the suspension of disbelief is non-existent. Unlike the Ocean's crew, these guys not only do things in the most un-slick, non subtle way possible, but they leave gaping holes in the plan and just make bad choices. Like having the gang leader's daughter spy on the antagonist as a cable repairwoman. Really? You don't think he might have seen her before, working with him all those years?

If you can set aside all the logic problems, it's a fun movie with a great pulse. Edward Norton is always awesome, even as a sniveling bad guy. But intelligent this movie is not.… Expand