The Italian Job 1969 by AverageMansReviews

The Italian Job 1969 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there are flashing effects/colourful effects

Storyline/Characters [Character developments]/Performances: these three components combined at some point or points in this project; the storyline is for most part solidly good. We need Charlie Croker/Caine as he gets released from Wentworth prison. Mrs Beckermann/Goldoni gives him this recording on this big reel of film where before playing it [in this scene should talks about this what happened,] but on playing this reel of film Roger Beckermann/Brazzi gives Charlie Croker/Caine this robbery job worth $4 million and hopefully he is more successful than what he was. The pacing itself is not the quickest but always progressive and it does gather momentum later on in the film [basically around the action which is later on in this film.] But however the ending, the ending man the ending of this film.

I mean if you have been with me long enough generally speaking I really, really don't like these massive question-mark endings used in a single films or I don't mind weird films, because depending on the film you can kind of say " that was a weird film so having a weird or sudden or something like this ending fits in with this weird film." So you can kind of get away with it, but this film cannot based on how things are left and roughly speaking for a 99 minute film I was looking for a better conclusion than this.

The Characters [Character developments] and Performances; they are all good; they are what you expect them to be for a highest movie.

Action/Art/Comedy: these three components go likewise combined at one point or another, but I will be discussing the getaway sequence; we have these three minis [one red - Charlie Croker/Caine is in the navigator seat, one blue and one white] driven by some of this heist crew [whilst some other members are getting away disguised as England football fans in a Volkswagen van or I think it is a vehicle of something similar, but I digress; which has been decorated to reflect that they are football fans.]

The viewers have this beautifully chaotic action and art sequence; where we have these three minis being chased by Italian Police; in no particular order and this is just a rough selection they go downstairs in a building, they go through this heavenly populated like mall location, through this underpass which has people going through or a person busking playing the violin and other locations either are going up or down or through there is lots of variety here including this wedding has just taken place and this happy occasion heading down these many steps with suddenly this chaotic chasing sequence interrupting things with Charlie Croker/Caine shouting out "Good luck!" To these newlyweds and this chasing sequence continuing and later on in this sequence we get this soundtrack of "Getta Bloomin' Move On! [The Self Preservation Society] by Quincy Jones which is the cherry on top of this sequence of events.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; I mean I was going to give it a higher mark, but because of the ending I had to change it, so if you haven't seen this film especially if you are into heist films take a look at it. This film has/had been Nominated for an Award; Golden Globes, USA 1970; Golden Globe; Best English-Language Foreign Film UK.