Ocean's Italian Job

Rating: 5/10 (31 December 2003)

It seems all I get to see lately are ripoffs. First it was "Blow", who tried too hard to be another "Goodfellas". Then there was "Spun", a pretty obvious imitation (as far as style of directing goes at least) of "Requiem for a Dream".
Then this. Watch this and "Ocean's Eleven" in chronological order - first Soderbergh's excellent and somewhat original take on the genre, then Gray's cheap ripoff. Just compare the score in both movies, for instance. If at least he had imitated fully, the movie would be unoriginal, yet somewhat interesting to watch. But with a script as incompetent as this one, I doubt if there was a realistic chance for that.
Oh yeah, the Mini Morris chases were partially entertaining, so i give it 5/10.