Hugely enjoyable revamp

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2003)

Like many fans of the original Italian Job, i had been looking
forward to and dreading a revamp.
The idea of a gold bullion heist in Turin at rush hour was delicious
and thanks to a screenplay by the excellent Troy Kennedy Martin,
the Michael Caine classic has lost little of its charm over the years.

There was little point in refilming the screenplay the way Gus Van
Sant had done with Psycho. Instead, director F Gary Gray and the
screenwriters have done a fine job taking the best elements from
the original movie, then changing them to suit a new story.
The result is a delicious mix of action, suspense and humour that
left this fan hungry for more.
The finale does feel like something of a let down but having seen it
after the woeful Underworld, i was willing to forgive any little
niggles. Full marks all round.