Director: Steven Sodenbergh
Genre: Crime/
Thriller/ Comedy
Runtime: 122
minutes
Year:
2001
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Bernie Mac, Elliott
Gould, Julia Roberts, Scott Caan, Casey Affleck, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner,
Shaobo Qin, Holly Marie Combs, Barry Watson, Joshua Jackson, Topher Grace,
Shane West
Description: Danny Ocean
(George Clooney) and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos
simultaneously.
Review: Danny Ocean just got out of jail and he’s already planning his next heist:
the simultaneous robbing of three major casinos in Las Vegas. To carry out this
daring plan, he assembles ten experts that, after extensive preparation, seems
perfectly capable of getting the job done. However, it is questionable whether
it will be that easy in reality, because casino owner Terry Benedict is smart
and has cameras everywhere.
“Ocean’s Eleven” is a remake
of the 1960 film of the same name. although in this case the term remake is
very broad. Because Steven Sodenbergh’s version has some common ground with its
predecessor it is essentially a completely different film. It starred Franks
Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. among many others, and had the right
atmosphere. But it lacked atmosphere and action. With Sodenbergh’s take on it,
that’s different.
Their mission seems
impossible at first, since the safe is very hard to access without being seen. But
somehow the protagonists know how to find a surprising wat to bypass all security
measures. Of course things go wrong, which add to the excitement of the film. The
film has a lot of tension. The slick camera work and high star quality make for
a great film. But it’s not perfect. The characters are largely one-dimensional.
But don’t let this stop you from watching the film.
“Ocean’s Eleven” is almost two
hours of entertainment.
Rating: 3,5/
5
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