Very Good

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2003)

Possible spoilers. Not much to say on this one. Very good & enjoyable & the time flies by. Lost 2 marks for the ridiculously cliched group they were. I read the preview of this film (before knowing who was in it) about how Wahlberg works in a gang of 5 thieves. I knew immediately then, exactly who would make up the group: An Englishman, a black man, a nerdy computer geek, a gorgeous woman & a back stabber who does the dirty on them. What do you know? The token Englishman, black man, computer geek, woman & Grass are the 5. They could have been really daring and had all 5 in the one category for novelty, but still that's Hollywood. But credit where it's due, all the lead characters are exceptionally well written & good value.
I've know idea why this film was called the Italian Job. It seemed to bear as many similarities to Zulu or Ghostbusters as it did the original Italian Job, but put that aside & (and bearing mind I can't stand action films generally) you'll enjoy a terrific film, well worth a watch.
A low 8/10.