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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekThe chase scenes in The Italian Job are the most exciting ones I can remember seeing in a movie in a long time, probably because they're the only ones I can remember -- and that's saying something.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerAn elaborate techno-heist thriller, The Italian Job features some spectacular chase scenes, but for a change, the people doing the chasing are also worth watching.
- 80L.A. WeeklyJohn PowersL.A. WeeklyJohn PowersNot only are the action sequences well-paced and witty, but Gray neatly draws out the comic high spirits in Wahlberg's ensemble of crooks.
- 80VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerThe forthcoming line of high-octane summer entertainments will be hard-pressed to top this one for both thrills and wit.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovA zippy, energetic, automotive free-for-all, a caper extravaganza minus the bleak overtones that have come to figure in so many 9mm movies these days.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is pure entertainment but smart entertainment, plotted and executed with invention and humor and acted by a winning cast radiating good-movie energy.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenFeels a like smooth, exciting whoosh down a ski slope.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldCharlize Theron, playing the one woman member of the team, handily steals the movie from the guys with her no-nonsense display of verve and vulnerability.
- 67Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganManages to be a solid, though not exceptional, heist movie with a good-looking cast and -- maybe -- even better-looking cars.
- 63Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleEssentially an old-fashioned movie, nothing fancy, nothing new, just some jokes and some action and a crowd-pleasing finale.