Italian Job 2003 Movie Review – Starring Mark Wahlberg

I really enjoyed watching the Italian Job 2003, starring Mark Wahlberg. This movie had a lot of fast paced action – the best bit would have to have been with the Mini Cooper’s, there was some absolutely brilliant driving. I would give this film about an 8 out of 10. I would say definetely watch this one. All the actors did a great job.

Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) is the leader of a crew of skilled super-thieves, who pull off a flawless heist to steal 35 million dollars in bars of gold in Venice, Italy. The only problem is that one of the gang Steve Frezelli (Edward Norton) double-crosses the rest of the gang and kills veteran thief John Bridger (Donald Sutherland), and makes off with the gold and assumes that the rest of the gang are dead. Croker and his former crew of thieves plan to steal back the gold and exact revenge on Frezelli for Bridger’s death, and they enlist the assistance of Stella (Charlize Theron), John’s daughter, also a skilled safe-cracker. Now the job isn’t about payment it is about payback.

Trivia about the movie from The Internet Movie Database:

• Two electric-powered Mini Coopers, and one Mini Cooper S had to be specially built for the film, since gasoline-powered vehicles are not allowed to operate in L.A.’s subway system.
• The principal actors in the movie did most of the stunt driving themselves. Whilst all of the principals needed stunt driving lessons – Mos Def needed a little more work because he didn’t have a driving license at the outset of the production.
• Lyle’s girlfriend at the end of the movie is played by Kelly Brook, Jason Statham‘s actual girlfriend at the time of the movie.

I have included videos and websites with other reviews and information about this movie for you from the following sites The Internet Movie Database, Italian Job Movie, Rotten Tomatoes,  Photo’s were courtesy of the following sites All Movie Photo and Rusty Fingers.