☆★☆★☆★☆★
Three stars; a slick caper with stupendous chases.
Ebert calls it mindless escapism and contrasts it favorably with The Brown Bunny.
In the discussion (2)
- The review gives three stars and praises the caper construction, chase scenes, and gold theft.
- The review says it would have inspired gratitude after The Brown Bunny.
Mark Wahlberg left S.W.A.T.; Giovanni Ribisi was considered for Lyle.
Both are reported casting facts.
In the discussion (2)
Replace Philadelphia; consider Leonardo DiCaprio for Charlie.
Boston or Chicago are discussed as cities; Damon and Affleck are raised before the DiCaprio case.
In the discussion (3)
- Philadelphia is targeted for replacement, with Boston and Chicago proposed.
- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are briefly considered for Charlie.
- Leonardo DiCaprio is the sustained recasting proposal.
Norton dispute, stunts, and Mini Cooper production details.
Those are the stated research areas.
In the discussion (1)
- The Norton history, stunts, and extensive Mini Cooper material are the research topics.
Cable-repair disguise; truck identification; exact road blast; border celebration; bullets, cold water, and absent police.
The heist mechanics receive several separate objections and one correction.
In the discussion (7)
- Stella posing as cable repair is called ludicrous.
- Identifying the correct truck from tire size is challenged.
- Blowing the exact road square under the correct truck is challenged.
- Celebrating beside a one-lane border road after stealing gold is challenged.
- Bullets traveling through water at full speed are challenged.
- The transcript correction addresses the bullet objection but says the cold water and shared air would still kill the crew. — Chris Ryan
- The absence of police is challenged.
How do they escape the damage and pursuit? Is anyone better than the Ocean’s Eleven counterpart?
Handsome Rob is the only crew member judged capable of joining Danny Ocean’s crew.
In the discussion (3)
- The panel asks how they avoid pursuit after causing enormous damage.
- The panel asks if anybody is better at their job than a counterpart in the Ocean’s 11th.
- Handsome Rob is judged capable of joining Danny Ocean’s crew.
Fast & Furious 4.
The pairing is chosen to compare material allegedly borrowed from this film.
In the discussion (1)
- Fast & Furious 4 is selected to compare elements borrowed from this movie.
Roger Ebert's review