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Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2003)

First of all I pretty much love heist movies. I love good action movies too. So, that gives this film a big jump on getting a good rating from me. But, of course, they have to deliver and The Italian Job does just that.
I really have almost no objections to this movie. It is great fun and I hated to see it end.
The only two extremely minor objections were 1) I prefer Ed Norton as a good guy. 2) The only ridiculously ridiculous issue was their parking right in front of the gate. Of course, almost everything in a movie like this is ridiculous. That's a given. But, the staking out the gate so visibly was over the line.
Still those are so minor that they almost are irrelevant. And, I would have given it a 9 even if Norton were a good guy and there was no gate issue. That's about as good as I can give any movie that isn't some type of brilliant production.
Better than Ocean's Eleven IMHO.