Quite entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (10 March 2004)

Hollywood loves making movies about con artists and thieves. It's a tradition, and it sure has its own place in all the movie categories. This one seems a very typical thief movie, although I have to admit I did enjoy it. The plot is well laid out and executed, though mostly predictable. Two scenes are worth mentioning, one is the "original" Italian job at the opening, the way they got the gold out of the safe under water right beneath the "job" spot; another one is the mini coupe chasing scene. The performance of all characters (including Charlize Theron who just won Ocsar for her role in "Monster") are just flat, which does not bother me at all. Keep in mind that both producers and viewers are looking for FUN here, not gripping performance. In these kind of movies, there are really not much to it towards building up characters as to telling a story.
Overall, it's a movie worth watching for a good time.
6/10.