The Italian Job
2003
**
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Staham, Seth Green
An uninspired remake of the 1969 heist movie. However, this time the job in Italy is only the launch pad for the main events; the gang settle the score with a member who double-crossed them. The characters are either unoriginal (explosives expert, computer hacker, getaway driver) or laughable (Charlize Theron plays a safe cracker?) and the events follow their course without a single shock. Even the updated Mini Cooper chase is a wasted opportunity.
