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The Italian Job is a 2003 action-adventure film, directed by F. Gary Gray. This film stars Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton and Donald Sutherland. This is a loose remake of the original 1969 classic film The Italian Job starring Michael Caine.

[edit] Plot summary

The film opens in Venice, Italy with the "leader" John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) on the phone giving his daughter Stella (Charlize Theron) the "this is my last job" speech. John then meets up with the "planner" Charlie (Mark Wahlberg) to discuss the job. Both John and Charlie are good friends, and the two have a great amount of respect for each other.

Charlie plans and executes a well crafted and swiftly executed robbery, involving the heist of gold bars. During this sequence, the rest of the ensemble comes into the fold. Steve (Edward Norton) is the "inside man", Handsome Rob (Jason Statham) is a very proficient "wheel man". Left Ear (Mos Def) is the explosives expert and Lyle (who later demands the handle "Napster") (Seth Green) is the technical expert. The heist is a success and the celebrating begins, but the euphoria doesn't last long. A traitor among the group (Steve) has his own plans, and doesn't waste time seizing the gold, killing Bridger, and leaving the rest of the team for dead. They survive, however, and they plan revenge.

The film continues back in the United States, with Stella (Charlize Theron) using her expertise to break into vaults, for legitimate reasons. Charlie recruits Stella, since she has the required expertise and motivation to participate in the payback heist of stealing the gold bars back from Steve. Once Stella agrees to join the team, the heist begins.

The last half of the film takes place in Los Angeles, California, and involves the payback heist. The actual heist at the end of the film is a chase sequence, involving a major traffic jam and the use of MINI Coopers.