A Great Heist Movie

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2003)

I really do like heist movies and this one was no disappointment--in fact, it's essentially three heists for the price of one, and they were jam-packed with style and clever energy. I'm glad I hadn't seen the trailer until afterwards (which I saw on this site), I think it gives too much of the good stuff away--so please, skip the trailer and just go see the movie! I saw the movie based on its Venice location, but I ended up liking even better the L.A. location, thanks to clever use of such features as the Metro, the empty concrete river, and the killer traffic. If, along with the new GPS systems, cars offered a small handful of us a device like what "The Napster" put together, L.A. really would be a paradise!
There was great chemistry and humor among the interesting and sometimes peculiar characters. I guess Seth Green was probably the best (everytime the word "Napster" was spoken, the audience in the theater laughed, clapped, or cheered), but Mark Wahlberg was effective, as always, Charlize Theron, well, she just looks good and acts with such style, and I had a particular liking for Mos Def's character (although I half expected him to break out in a cockney accent like Don Cheadle's character in "Ocean's 11"! Fortunately, he didn't). Also, I really happened to like a lot the golf-practicing explosives supplier, what a unique character and you know what, this is L.A. and we've really got people like you've never seen before!
All in all, this movie was great fun, a kick to watch, and a great advertisement for Mini Coopers. Who wouldn't crave to have one after seeing this movie?