| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mark Wahlberg | ... | Charlie Croker | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Stella Bridger | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | John Bridger | |
| Jason Statham | ... | Handsome Rob | |
| Seth Green | ... | Lyle | |
| Yasiin Bey | ... | Left Ear (as Mos Def) | |
| Edward Norton | ... | Steve | |
| Fausto Callegarini | ... | Italian Guard | |
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Stefano Petronelli | ... | Garbageman / Thug |
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Fabio Scarpa | ... | Garbageman / Thug |
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Cristiano Bonora | ... | Garbageman / Thug |
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Tiberio Greco | ... | Garbageman / Thug |
| Jimmy Shubert | ... | First Detective | |
| Tammi Cubilette | ... | Second Detective | |
| Mary Portser | ... | Stella's Receptionist | |
Led by John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) and Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) a team is assembled for one last heist to steal $35 million in gold bars from a heavily guarded safe in Venice, Italy. After successfully pulling off the heist, a team member, Steve (Edward Norton), driven by greed and jealousy, arranges to take the gold for himself and eliminate the remaining members of the group. Thinking the team dead, he returns to Los Angeles with the gold. Charlie and the survivors of this betrayal follow Steve to L.A. to exact revenge against the traitor. Charlie enlists the help of John Bridger's daughter, Stella (Charlize Theron) - a professional safe cracker - to get revenge. With Stella and the hacking skills of Lyle (Seth Green), the explosives skills of "Left Ear" (Yasiin Bey), and the driving skills of "Handsome" Rob (Jason Statham) this new team plans and executes a daring heist that weaves through the freeways and subways of L.A. Written by CKnapp
A few years ago I saw this remake of the sixties classic with the Mini Coopers for the first time and I remember liking it a lot. Now, about two years later it was shown on television and I just wanted to know whether I would still like it as much as when I saw it in the cinema. Well, the answer is yes.
The movie is about a team of robbers that will do one final job in Venice, Italy. The plan is flawless and the execution perfect. They escape and won't have to work for the rest of their lives. But there is one problem they didn't take into account: Someone within their own ranks doesn't like to split the loot, but wants to keep it all for himself, even when that means he will have to kill the rest of the crew. But all but one survive and they are out for revenge. One year later, in Los Angeles this time, the surviving team members create a smart and devious plan to steal back the gold and get their revenge on the traitor...
The story on itself is of course not very original, since this is a remake of the original 1969 movie, but it has plenty of goodies to offer to make you forget about that. This is a typical heist / action movie but it certainly is one of the better ones in its kind. The action is very nice, the landscapes and Venice are real eye-candy, the story is OK and the special effects are stunning. Even the acting is very good, something which you'll not often see in an action movie. I must admit that I really liked what I saw and I give this movie a well deserved 7.5/10.