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Article: 'ITALIAN JOB' DELIVERS BECAUSE IT'S FAST, FUN.(Living)(Movie review)(Review)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- May 30, 2003
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Byline: Christy Lemire Associated Press
Mark Wahlberg isn't exactly Michael Caine -- and thankfully, he isn't trying to be. The remake of "The Italian Job" isn't exactly the 1969 original -- and it isn't trying to be, either. Which is exactly why it works.
Where the first film was all about wry dialogue and absurd agonizing over every detail of a plan to steal millions in gold from an armored car, this new version is lighter, slicker and more action-packed.
Where Caine dominated the first film, simply by showing up and being sly and sexy (and man, he sure was 34 years ago), Wahlberg has the confidence to serve as a stoic central figure while ...
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