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BIGGER, FLASHIER JOB.(Revs)(remake of the 1969 movie "The Italian Job")(Movie Review)
Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON
Fans who've made the 1969 movie The Italian Job a cult classic have been eagerly awaiting the new version, a Paramount production that opens May 30. Originally billed as a remake, the new edition is best approached as a summer fun movie inspired by the original. You'll recognize key elements, such as the three new Minis involved in the main getaway chase scene after a gold heist, a computer wizard who snarls city traffic to facilitate matters, and the main character's name is Charlie, played by Mark Wahlberg. After that, well, it's a whole new Job.
If the filmmakers had one eye on the 1969 original, the other was clearly fixed on the phenomenon of The Fast and the Furious, a franchise unto itself with a sequel opening June 6. The preview we saw suggested that TIJ director F. Gary Gray adheres to-or was inspired to-a higher standard of filmmaking, though, with better writing and acting than we anticipate from 2Fast 2Furious.
Wahlberg is sometimes wooden in the lead, so Edward Norton may prove more memorable, playing his bad-guy role with an edge of bitter hostility. That may be less great acting than a reflection of Hollywood insider reports that suggest he did the film only angrily, reluctantly, and ...
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...those Minis come flying in. The original "Italian Job" didn't flop in this country...genius played by Benny Hill in the original, and when Lyle isn't tying...credit for. He's watching "The Italian Job" with Michael Caine...
- `The Italian Job'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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...those Minis come flying in. The original "Italian Job" didn't flop in this country...genius played by Benny Hill in the original, and when Lyle isn't tying...credit for. He's watching "The Italian Job" with Michael Caine...
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...be there, either. "The Italian Job" begins in Italy, where...endorsement in movie history. "The Italian Job" is a remake of the 1969 original starring Michael Caine. Other...years. The only thing "The Italian Job" really has to offer is lame...
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...have entered the 2003 Italian Job, an annual event held...that celebrates the "original" Mini and its starring role in the 1969 Italian Job movie. The event is...to enter this year's Italian Job after Pam saw the event...
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Source: HighBeam Research, BIGGER, FLASHIER JOB.(Revs)(remake of the 1969 movie "The Italian...