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The Italian Job (2003) -- Based on a 1969 Michael Caine film of the same name, thieves plan to pull of the heist of their lives by creating Los Angeles largest traffic jam ever.
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The Italian Job (2003) -- Based on a 1969 Michael Caine film of the same name, thieves plan to pull of the heist of their lives by creating Los Angeles largest traffic jam ever.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   68,731 votes
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Director:
F. Gary Gray
Writers (WGA):
Troy Kennedy-Martin (1969 screenplay)
Donna Powers (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 May 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Steal The Day 5.30.03 more
Plot:
Thieves plan to pull off the heist of their lives by creating Los Angeles' largest ever traffic jam. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 6 nominations more
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(128 articles)
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Nothing like as new and inspiring as the 1969 original more (453 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Braquage à l'italienne (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and some language.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA | France | UK
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Screen writers Donna Powers and Wayne Powers say in an interview featured in the DVD that they hadn't watched the 1969 original movie before agreeing to write the script. After that, they only watched it once. This was on purpose because they didn't want to copy the movie, they wanted to make their own movie inspired by the original one. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Charlie is shooting hoops in the garage and is going over the heist on Steve, he is holding the basketball, but in the very next shot Lyle passes him the ball that Charlie should be holding. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Stella: [on the phone] Hello.
John Bridger: [on the phone] Hello, sweetie.
Stella: [on the phone] Daddy, it's early.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Super (2005) more
Soundtrack:
The Jump Off more

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14 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Nothing like as new and inspiring as the 1969 original, 29 March 2004
Author: feederz2002 from United Kingdom

The original 1969 film offered something different. Set mostly in Turin-Italy the film is about a group of clumsy English villains who set out to grab a stash of gold bullion during transit. They find themselves up against it with both the Mafia and the Italian authorities. Much of the film is very typically British from the cast and their accents to the Austin Mini cars (red, white and blue with GB stickers on the back!).

This is one of the few films I can think of that doesn't have a happy ending but it does have the feel good factor and an excellent cliff hanger to boot. When viewed today it obviously lacks some of the refinements we have come to expect from the typical Hollywood blockbuster, some of the acting and camera shots are laughable. However 35 years on it still hold it's own and has many merits including...

Good music Lovely cars 60's Fashion Stunning backdrops Good stunts Original and plausible plot Memorable cliff hanger

A very British film with plenty of character 8/10

The new film is very different to the original movie. In fact most of the good features that the original had going for it were lost. In it's place is a blatant marketing exercise for the new BMW mini mixed in with some good but uninspiring action sequences. The new film starts in Italy but then moves to the U.S. which for me misses the point slightly. I found that the plot involving the traffic light control method used in the new film to be rather geeky and unbelievable at best (another feature that worked better in the old film).

Despite it's faults the film contains some nice action sequences and is watchable (although one viewing is more than enough).

If I hadn't already seen it all before, by itself this might be a great film. However I have and this isn't. 5/10

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