The Italian Job (2003) Critic Reviews
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A fast and furious action-adventure. The film's comedy counts for as much as the clever and risky ways in which Wahlberg and company go after the nasty Norton, who has holed up in a Bel-Air mansion with a world-class security system. Read the full review
Less giddy and more cohesive than the original, the film doesn't waste time, plunging almost directly into a spectacular heist. Read the full review
The forthcoming line of high-octane summer entertainments will be hard-pressed to top this one for both thrills and wit.Read the full review
For two hours, the bliss of the brainless fluff is yours for the asking. It cheerfully puts the escape back in escapism. Read the full review
A pandering, debased, generic little nothing of a movie. And I'm still trying to figure out why I loved it so inordinately. Read the full review
The best car commercial ever, an absolute triumph of product placement, and great fun as a movie in the bargain. Read the full review
It is, as with any cinematic joy ride, not the destination that matters, but the rush of getting there. Read the full review
This is just the movie for two hours of mindless escapism on a relatively skilled professional level. Read the full review
This is pure entertainment but smart entertainment, plotted and executed with invention and humor and acted by a winning cast radiating good-movie energy. Read the full review
Norton is unapologetic and unflappable in his part. Slimy and vaguely nerdy, he's become the thinking man's thug, even if this character's Armani-wear is better tailored than his psychology. Read the full review
