Blow the bloody doors off... (The Italian Job [2003] (DVD))

Member Name: Slide Professor

Product:	The Italian Job [2003] (DVD)
Date:	05/06/00 (122 review reads)
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Advantages: The getaway.

Disadvantages: The e-types' destruction.

Of all the films that tend to rotate year after year and reappear during the festive period, The Italian Job is one that I do not groan at or try and cover in stodgy christmas pud. This masterpiece appears far from dated for the most part and the plot is so wonderful that you couldn't care less even if it were a sixties horror.

Michael Caine has now earned himself a place in film history, both here and in America, but it was this film, among others, that secured his fame. His performance in The Italian Job amuses and chills simultaneously and the cockney tone that Caine is famous for is perfectly suited to his role as master criminal. From the opening moments to the pain of the ending, this film is driven by the Caine's character.

Of course, without a humdinger of a script, Caine would have nothing with which to work. The screenplay of this film should be protected in the cinema hall of fame. The plot is second to none and the detail and humour inherent within it are perhaps the little things that make it so great. The film abounds with action and thrills and yet is far from a sixties version of the high budget Hollywood flashbang movies; this is quite simply a class act.

Set in London and Italy (naturally) the film work is terrific. Slick editing and wonderful photography give the screenplay all the support it needs and the viewer just has to sit back and enjoy the ride.

The Italian Job is a film that has everything for everyone. If you haven't seen it (I would be surprised) then cancel your dinner plans and watch it on video, better still, go and buy it so you can watch it whenever you want.

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