History Film / TheItalianJob2003

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: After the heist, [[spoiler:Charlie narrates what happened to the others; Left Ear and Lyle got their dream house and stereo respectively, Handsome Rob went on his dream drive and got let off with a warning when he was 'caught' by the police, and Charlie is shown in Venice with Stella, musing that he's taking Bridger's advice by finding someone he loves that he will hold onto forever]].

* YouKeepTellingYourselfThat: Steve, ever the SmugSnake JerkAss, fires this at Stella when she defends stealing from him as justice for killing her father ("It's not about the gold." "Whatever helps you sleep at night, sweetheart!"). Stella [[ShutUpHannibal punches him in the mouth in response]], interrupting him before he can drop any further insults.

* GagDub: Lyle (Creator/SethGreen) does this while Handsome Rob (Creator/JasonStatham) chats up a young girl with the aim of seducing her and getting her ID card. Bonus points in that Seth Green improv'd his dialogue.

* HateSink: Steve Frazelli is a [[EvilIsPetty petty]] and [[SmugSnake smug]] member of John Bridger’s team of thieves who kills John, betrays and nearly kills the team and steals their haul of $35 million in gold bricks for himself just because [[ForTheEvulz "I wanted it"]]. Arrogant and volatile, Steve also not knowing what he himself wants to do with all that gold uses about 8 million of it to mostly buy things other members of the team wanted instead. Eventually, Charlie Croker and the rest of the team hand Steve over to Ukrainian mob boss Mashkov who intends to make Steve deservedly suffer as he kills him.

* LackOfImagination: This is Steve's (the movie's BigBad) flaw, as while he managed to pull out swiping the gold from his fellow thieves and nearly killed them, his plan was simply to have a lot of goons with guns on his side. When he used the money, all he did was just mimic what everyone else had intended to use their share for. Charlie points this out to him, point blank telling him he has "no imagination" when finally confronting him face to face and citing that his brash actions ultimately make him panic when things don't go his way that he can't improvise on the fly. This is shown at the end where [[spoiler: he's ultimately outgambited by Charlie's more creative heist to steal the gold from him and have a backup plan in case Steve manages to catch up (a plan that Steve himself unwittingly set up when he murdered a cousin of a [[TheDreaded very dangerous]] Ukranian mobster)]].

* AntiHeroTeam: The protagonists are very much professional thieves who at the start of the film stealing for the riches. When Steve turns on them and kills their mentor, the team decides to steal their gold back while getting Steve to pay on a more personal level.

* {{Cameo}}: Well, not quite. Steve is watching ''The Italian Job'' on DVD, but all we ever see is a ''part'' of Michael Caine so they wouldn't have to pay royalties by showing his face.

* HeadTurningBeauty: Stella, played by StatuesqueStunner Creator/CharlizeTheron, predictably inspires this reaction from almost every male character she comes across.

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Charlie (stealthy thief).
** TheLancer: Left Ear (explosives).
** TheBigGuy: Handsome Rob (wheel man).
** TheSmartGuy: Lyle (computer genius).
** TheChick: Stella (safe cracker).

The 2003 remake of ''The Italian Job'' was directed by Creator/FGaryGray and stars Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/CharlizeTheron, Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/SethGreen, Creator/JasonStatham, Music/MosDef, and Creator/DonaldSutherland.

The 2003 remake of ''The Italian Job'' was directed by Creator/FGaryGray and stars Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/CharlizeTheron, Creator/EdwardNorton, Creator/SethGreen, Creator/JasonStatham, Mos Def, and Creator/DonaldSutherland.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Of ''Film/KellysHeroes''... sort of. According to the producers, directors, and actors, the [[{{MacGuffin}} gold]] everyone's interested in stealing in this movie is actually the cut of the gold hauled away by the Nazis in ''Kelly's Heroes.''

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: This movie shows what happens when you want to make a quick escape with cars through the streets of a busy city: you will encounter red lights, traffic jams and other obstacles. Cue the [[HackTheTrafficLights counter-plan]].
** Safe-cracking isn't a quick and dirty job. Although the crew is able to swiftly acquire the safe, Stella first nearly breaks the glass failsafe with the drill and has to crack it using the dial, working methodically and charting multiple tumbler combinations before being able to open it, giving Steve's crew enough time to double back and chase them down.
** When Steve attempts a HelicopterBlender against Charlie's mini, the tail rotor is destroyed and the helicopter is grounded.

* RuthlessForeignGangsters: The Ukranians. The moment it's discovered that they are interested on the heist (because of Steve killing Yehven, who was family of the local don), everybody goes OhCrap. Thankfully, they are not ruthless enough that they cannot be negotiated with... which Charlie does, sealing Steve's final fate.

* LackOfImagination: This is Steve's (the movie's BigBad) flaw, as while he managed to pull out swiping the gold from his fellow thieves and nearly killed them, his plan was simply to have a lot of goons with guns on his side. When he used the money, all he did was just mimic what everyone else had intended to use their share for. Charlie points this out to him, point blank telling him he has "no imagination" when finally confronting him face to face and citing that his brash actions ultimately make him panic when things don't go his way that he can't improvise on the fly. This is shown at the end where he's ultimately outgambited by Charlie's more creative heist to steal the gold from him and have a backup plan in case Steve manages to catch up (a plan that Steve himself unwittingly set up when he murdered a cousin of a [[TheDreaded very dangerous]] Ukranian mobster).

* InNameOnly: There ''is'' a theft in the movie that is actually called "the Italian job" by the characters. And Minis. And a character named "Charlie Croker". Aside from that, yeah, everything's different.

* StockSubtitle: In the UK, the film was titled "''The Italian Job: L.A. Heist''" to differentiate from the original film, and to help stem complaints that most of the film takes place in Los Angeles. That being said, if they were going to add the "''L.A. Heist''" subtitle anyway, ''[[FridgeLogic why didn't they just call it that in the first place?]]''

* TitleDrop: Charlie drops this when Handsome Rob shows concern about stealing the gold in transit, noting there's no way they could overpower armed guards in the truck. Charlie reminds him there's a way around a shootout (gas).
-->'''Charlie''': Then we do it like the Italian job.

* InstantSeduction: Handsome Rob flirting with a cable girl so he can get her shirt and her truck to give to Stella so she can infiltrate Steve's house. Lyle trying to get an idea of what the conversation's going like supplies the page quote.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The final heist in the movie is a '''20-minute long''' application of this trope. [[spoiler:The armored truck starts at Yucca and Vine,[[note]]near the Capitol Records building[[/note]] then appears a mile away and turns twice[[note]]once to the south, then to the west[[/note]] through Hollywood and Highland. It then goes west past Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Mini Coopers drive off, and the van stops in front of the Chinese Theater ''again'' before the street collapses. Learning that the subway tunnel is blocked, Steve sends his men to Figureoa and 11th, which is ''nine miles away'' in Downtown Los Angeles. Charlie's team then drives 8 miles through the storm drain to the L.A. River,[[note]]east of Downtown L.A.[[/note]] emerges at the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area,[[note]]20 miles northwest of Downtown L.A.[[/note]] then go past Staples Center[[note]]southwest of Downtown L.A.[[/note]]. Finally, after Steve loses his helicopter, he chases Charlie to Union Station by going west on Arcadia Street, even though Union Station is ''immediately behind'' them.[[note]]a road sign in the background points out the Union Station exit[[/note]] ]]

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The final heist in the movie is a '''20-minute long''' application of this trope. [[spoiler:The armored truck starts at Yucca and Vine,[[note]]near the Capitol Records building[[/note]] then appears a mile away and turns twice[[note]]once to the south, then to the west[[/note]] through Hollywood and Highland. It then goes west past Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Mini Coopers drive off, and the van stops in front of the Chinese Theater ''again'' before the street collapses. Learning that the subway tunnel is blocked, Steve sends his men to Figureoa and 11th, which is ''nine miles away'' in Downtown Los Angeles. Charlie's team then drives 8 miles through the storm drain to the L.A. River,[[note]]east of Downtown L.A.[[/note]], emerges at the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area,[[note]]20 miles northwest of Downtown L.A.[[/note]] then go past Staples Center[[note]]southwest of Downtown L.A.[[/note]]. Finally, after Steve loses his helicopter, he chases Charlie to Union Station by going west on Arcadia Street, even though Union Station is ''behind'' them.[[note]]a road sign in the background points out the Union Station exit[[/note]] ]]

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The final heist in the movie is a '''20-minute long''' application of this trope. [[spoiler:The armored truck starts at Yucca and Vine,[[note]]near the Capitol Records building[[/note]] then appears a mile away and turns twice[[note]]once to the south, then to the west[[/note]] through Hollywood and Highland. It then goes west past Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Mini Coopers drive off, and the van stops in front of the Chinese Theater ''again'' before the street collapses. Learning that the subway tunnel is blocked, Steve sends his men to to Figureoa and 11th, which is ''[[WhatAnIdiot nine miles away]]'' in Downtown Los Angeles. Charlie's team then drives 8 miles through the storm drain to the L.A. River,[[note]]east of Downtown L.A.[[/note]], emerges at the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area,[[note]]20 miles northwest of Downtown L.A.[[/note]] then go past Staples Center[[note]]southwest of Downtown L.A.[[/note]]. Finally, after Steve loses his helicopter, he chases Charlie to Union Station by going west on Arcadia Street, even though Union Station is ''behind'' them.[[note]]a road sign in the background points out the Union Station exit[[/note]] ]]

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: When the Minis are going down into the underground tunnels, they're supposedly at the Hollywood and Highland station. In reality, they are at the 7th and Metro station, stationed in Downtown Los Angeles, based on the fact that the [=MINIs=] jump into the tunnel in front of a Blue Line train.