Does the job

Rating: 7/10 (5 June 2013)

You shouldn't look for big philosophical reflections or a deep plot, we are facing here an action oriented movie that gets straight to the point, very entertaining, and in this sense we can say The Italian Job is effective. The script gets quickly to the heart of the matter and manages to keep a sustained rhythm until the end, with no real time out.
Obviously, the flaws are the ones inherent to this kind of movie. The story and characters are superficial and lack depth. Some technological aspects are also a a bit convenient which discredits the script. Finally, and more specifically, the plot struggles a bit towards the end, and one can deplore the choice of Mark Wahlberg, as often not bad but not good either.