One of the greatest heist movies! Funny, fast and smart. Simply perfect.

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2018)

Seen many many many heist movies over the last 4 decades, but "The Italian Job" truly deserves the title of being one of the funniest of them all. The jokes in it are really great and they stay great, even after having watched this movie over 20 times! I am not kiddin'! Repeated viewing is the ultimate test to find out if the jokes and dialogues are truly fun AND true to life.
Not only the jokes, but the story is terrific as well. Everything about this movies' technical skills oozes craftsmanship! The photography, the editing and soundtrack are marvellous as well. And I mean really REALLY splendid, on a level really few other movies ever achieve. There is a good reason: the direction is done by the same director that gave us the Fast & Furious. And the photographer who filmed this cutting edge fast action picture is none other than the man who filmed "The Dark Knight". Those are impressive and immensely popular movies! All these great movie making talents blend together into one fast, fun filled action movie that can be enjoyed by all, young and old. Simply the perfect, irresistible action movie that leaves me behind with a big smile on my face every single time I see it...
Starring the lovely Charlize Theron, the butch Jason Statham and Mark Wahlberg as leading characters who get conned by Edward Norton. This movie portrays 2 heists with a fantastic plot. Wont reveal too much here, but the story is very smart and funny. Higly recommended! Very higly!