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A glossy, crowd-pleasing heist caper with real momentum, strong ensemble chemistry, and a standout Mini Cooper chase that still sells the movie’s whole appeal. It’s lighter and less intricate than the greats of the genre, but as a slick early-2000s action-crime ride, it works very well.
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Fri · 1h 50m
Director: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
F. Gary Gray
Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
A glossy, crowd-pleasing heist caper with real momentum, strong ensemble chemistry, and a standout Mini Cooper chase that still sells the movie’s whole appeal. It’s lighter and less intricate than the greats of the genre, but as a slick early-2000s action-crime ride, it works very well.
This remake updates the classic caper into a polished, high-energy Los Angeles chase movie, and its biggest asset is how cleanly it delivers on the premise. The setup is simple, the betrayals are easy to follow, and the film knows exactly when to get out of the way and let the cars, timing, and geography do the work.
The ensemble is appealing, with enough personality spread around the team to keep the movie from feeling mechanical. Charlize Theron gives it extra spark, Edward Norton makes a satisfying slimeball, and the Mini Cooper sequences are the kind of crowd-pleasing stunt filmmaking that can carry a whole movie.
It’s not especially deep, and some of the early-2000s style choices date it a bit, but that’s part of the charm. If you want a slick, accessible heist film that moves fast and doesn’t overstay its welcome, this is an easy recommendation.
liam f (3.5★) · 1044 likes
they were in Italy for twenty-four minutes
Andy Summers 🤠 (3.5★) · 804 likes
Did anyone else think it was strange that Mos Def played a guy who was deaf in one ear?
chloe 💓 (4.5★) · 792 likes
i mean yeah it's a good heist film but it doesn't compare to the wild animals stealing food from the humans in 2006's animated classic Over the Hedge
eely (2★) · 640 likes
points for: -respecting mini coopers and not smashing them like they do in the original film- not showing me mark wahlberg’s triple nipples - every scene with mos def minus points for:- ed norton’s villain mustache and soul patch combo- trying to get me to believe mark wahlberg and charlize theron could be in a relationship - implying that justin timberlake was not the actual founder of napster and that it was instead SETH GREEN?? no
adambolt (3★) · 451 likes
the upbeat cheery music that plays as the villain is taken away to be tortured by burly russian men
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heist, double-cross, team dynamics, revenge, car chase, crime caper, ensemble action, slick style
heist thriller, crime caper, ensemble cast, car chase, early 2000s, light comedy, revenge plot, stunt-driven, slick action