Gray puts those sturdy, straightforward sensibilities to great use throughout the entire film. Throughout the sequence, Gray frequently cuts between the heist’s different perspectives, building tension without ever sacrificing the scene’s legibility or structure. The film’s climactic, Hollywood-set heist is particularly well-constructed. Gary Gray proves himself to be a capable action filmmaker, injecting The Italian Job with more style and personality than he was able to give 2017’s The Fate of the Furious. Paramount Picturesīehind the camera, future Straight Outta Compton director F. Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, and Jason Statham in The Italian Job.
Wahlberg and Theron are their usual charismatic selves, while Norton turns in a memorably slimy performance as a bank robber who has no qualms about double-crossing his closest friends. So The Italian Job isn’t lacking when it comes to star power. Jason Statham, Seth Green, and Mos Def play members of Charlie’s crew, while Charlize Theron is notable as Stella, a safecracker who just so happens to be the daughter of the man Norton’s Steve killed. The Italian Job also delivers the memorable ensemble that every heist film needs.
It’s a straightforward plot that The Italian Job has a lot of fun with over 105 minutes.īy making Charlie’s mark a former comrade, the film manages to inject some personal stakes into its story without taking away from its larger scope. After opening with a Venice-set heist sequence, the film follows Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) as he puts together a team to try and rob Steve Frazelli (Edward Norton), the man who betrayed Charlie and killed his mentor.
A remake of a 1969 British film, 2003’s Italian Job tells a very different story than the film that inspired it.
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