The Italian Job Notting Hill, W11, was used as the location for Croker's (Michael Caine) home. The highrise apartment where the Turin job is planned was the penthouse flat at Alembic House (now known as Peninsula Heights) on the Albert Embankment. The property was later seen in films such as "Theatre of Blood" (1973), "A Touch of Class" (1973), and "Sweeney!" (1977). It became the London home of novelist Jeffrey Archer. The training sessions shown for the Mini drivers were at the Crystal Palace race track in Upper Norwood, South London. The attempt to blow the doors off the bullion van, which led
The Italian Job (2003 film) surprise, and top with a sprinkling of panache." "Variety"s Robert Koehler compared "The Italian Job" to "The Score" (2001), another "finely tuned heist pic" which also featured Edward Norton in a similar role. David Denby, writing for "The New Yorker", praised Norton's performance, as well as those of Seth Green and Mos Def, and the lack of digital effects in the action sequences. Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a B− grade, comparing it positively to the 2000 remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds", as well as the 2001 remake of "Ocean's Eleven". "New York Daily News" reviewer