Pretty dire

Rating: 4/10 (10 January 2004)

I don't have a whole lot to say about this movie, as I had trouble paying attention. It was okay, but that's about it.
The characters are by the numbers. No charm, nothing memorable, and many have "cool" or "amusing" names to make them stand out. The acting is okay, but Edward Norton looks just plain to embarassed to be in such a cartoon-character role after starring in such brilliant films as "Fight Club" and "American History X".
The film picks up towards the end, in terms of entertainment, but not enough to save this movie from being a rather pointless affair.
It must be compared with Ocean's 11, but in that film I liked the characters and cared about the outcome. In The Italian Job -- simply, I did not.