The Italian Job A Movie Review	MPAA Rated - PG-13 It's 1:42 Long A Review by The Dude on the Right

I won’t give away anything that isn’t in the trailers, so I don’t consider some of these things spoilers, but there are a couple of twists I’ll keep quiet about because they totally add to the fun-ness of the film. Pretty much the story goes like you’ve seen: A group of thieves steal a bunch of gold in Venice by blowing a hole in the floor directly under the safe. Then the group is double-crossed by one of their own, Steve (Edward Norton), who takes all of the gold for his own. Thinking he’s killed everyone else, Steve heads back to the states, but sadly for him only the elder John (Donald Sutherland) is dead. Charlie (Mark Wahlberg), the leader of the Venice heist, finds Steve in Los Angeles, and enlists the help of Stella (Charlize Theron), John’s daughter, to team up with the rest of the crew and steal the gold back from Steve. Blah, blah, blah, things happen, they set up an elaborate plan, it gets spoiled when the neighbors have a party, and then magically they set up another plan in a couple of hours that involves three Mini Coopers, blowing a hole under an armored car so that it falls in the subway tunnels, and the ability to control all of the stoplights on their getaway route.

Yea, I know that’s a pretty basic synopsis, but that’s all you need to know to enjoy the movie because "The Italian Job" is one where all you need is some basic plot points and let the rest of the things take you through the story.

Getting past the unbelievableness of the robberies, what really makes "The Italian Job" enjoyable are the characters. Mark Wahlberg plays a calm and collected Charlie. From his running the first heist, to building the revenge heist against Steve, you see a slyness and cockiness that is needed for the leader of the gang. Charlize does a great job as the daughter looking for revenge, especially in one scene where you know she just wants to punch Steve out for killing her father, yet holds back knowing it would blow everything. Edward Norton plays the creepy Steve to the hilt, always thinking he is in control, yet not knowing what evil lurks around the corner. Then there’s Seth Green who provides most of the comedic elements as the quirky computer nerd, Lyle, who keeps the running gag that he actually invented Napster, only to have it stolen by Shawn Fanning while Lyle was napping – get it – throughout the movie.

So, for "The Italian Job," just get yourself past the outrageousness of some of the scenes and enjoy them for what they are. If you can do that you will probably find it a 4 star out of 5 movie. If you’re looking for something a little more realistic and can’t get over the Napster jokes, you’ll probably find it a 2 star flick. Me, sometimes I like things a little unbelievable, it just gives you more action, so I’m giving "The Italian Job" 4 stars out of 5.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!