Get In. Get Out. Get Even.
Features: Widescreen, English, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby, French, Spanish
The plan was flawless. The execution was perfect. Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Now he wants more than the job's payoff...he wants payback.Mark Wahlberg is electrifying as Croker in this "fast and furious action-adventure" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker (Charlize Theron), Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down and below the streets of Los Angeles. With an ensemble all-star cast that also includes Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Franky G, and Donald Sutherland, The Italian Job is "Hot!" (Leonard Maltin, Hot Ticket)
"Crisp, uncluttered and wildly playful." Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
"...a real marvel of filmmaking." Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper at the Movies
"It cheerfully puts the escape back in escapism." Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
"...a captivating joy ride." Gene Shalit, Today
"...feels like a smooth, exciting whoosh down a ski slope." Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"It cheerfully puts the escape back in escapism." Stephen Hunter, The Washington Post
"Full-throttle entertainment." Thelma Adams, Us Weekly
Editor's Note
F. Gary Gray's thoroughly entertaining caper film--a remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward--doesn't merely imitate the original, and that is what makes it such a pleasant, wholly refreshing surprise. Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--explosives expert Left-Ear (Mos Def), tech whiz-kid Lyle (Seth Green), adrenaline junky Handsome Rob (Jason Statham), and the shady Steve (Edward Norton)--Charlie walks away with $35 million worth of precious gold bars. But just when the gang appears to be headed to freedom, Steve performs a heist of his own, killing John and running off with the gold, thinking that Charlie and his mates are all deceased. A year later, Charlie has located Steve, who is gradually selling off the gold bars in Los Angeles. With the help of John's beautiful daughter Stella (Charlize Theron), a brilliant safecracker in her own right--as well as those adorable Mini Cooper sports cars--Charlie orchestrates a revenge heist that will teach Steve a valuable lesson about loyalty once and for all.
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