Now then,
where to start? With an open mind, since this is a new movie i'll treat it
as one, even if it is difficult to avoid comparisons with the 1969 film.
Ok, we'll get them over with first. This is a more straight-faced affair
although it does have some cheekiness to it, and it comes off as a playful
tribute to the original rather than a re-make. So it does use the same
character names, pilthering of gold from an armoured car, taking advantage
of a city's computerised traffic system and escaping with three Mini
Coopers, albeit new ones. It does not attempt to surpass or even come
close to the original film, it merely pays tribute to it in a slick
stylish way, reminiscent of another re-make - "Oceans 11" (2001)
- with it's funky, acid jazz, soul and ambient grooves of the soundtrack.
So, overall, The Italian Job (2003) is a modern tribute to a classic, but
ignore the comparisons, I think this is worth seeing, it is a good film,
better than expected. 7/10
Cool Things:
1) The new Miss Beckerman
(Charlize Thereone) drives a high performance classic Mini Cooper during
the first half of the movie.
2) Cool soundtrack, including
an interesting rendition of "Money" by Pink Floyd.
3) New Mini Coopers look
really cool.
Bad Things:
1) Jason stratham is the same
whatever movie he's in, a whispering cockney wide boy.
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