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Summary: Awesome
Review: It took several different people with different occupations pulling togeather to rob the wealthiest casinos in Las Vegas.
I think this movie is clever and is everything Bandits wasn't. It kept your attention the whole time, and every minute there was a different surprise. Even the ending wasn't predictable. I give it 5/5 stars because it kept your attention, it was almost like remake of the very disappointing movie Bandits, and it has famous stars that the average person has actually heard of.
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Summary: Smart, But a Tad Far-Fetched
Review: Ocean's Eleven is, in short, about a group of respected theives and brains collectively attempting what would be considered the greatest heist in history. The heist is well setup and planned by the writer, and its execution is even more scintillating and brilliant. Some ideas in the movie are a bit far-fetched for our times, such as the electromagnetic pulse device, but the movie, however, is well worth the two hours.
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Summary: This movie ruled!
Review: From beginning to end, Ocean's 11 was a great movie. It was clever, funny, and very entertaining. Although Julia Roberts is hardly in the movie, George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt were great! Go see this movie!
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I thought this was a decent caper movie. Although I did not expect singing, I did expect a little of the Vegas cool that the Rat Pack had in the first one. Also, the one female star, Julia Roberts, seems to only have about seven or eight lines in the movie. Other than that she just sighs, smiles, or looks confused. But as a caper movie, still pretty good.
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Summary: Another great form of Soderbergh entertainment!
Review: This was a fairly enjoyable film with a good deal of suspense. Good acting and clever dialogue make this an entertaining movie to watch. Though it lacked the thing that most major successful motion pictures have, the acting was better than it could be and the story wasn't bad. Also, David Holmes music was exceptionally great and created the right kind atmosphere that was needed in the film to create suspense in the movie. Though it isn't a movie only suitable for adults, children would probably get bored when they watch this flick. The film is slightly dragged at the beginning but it didn't take long for the suspense to build up. Overall it's an exciting movie. -------------------------AHMED MASHHOOD--------------------------
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Summary: 'Star Power' Makes For A Hip, Cool, Entertaining Movie
Review: ...The movie is ten times better than the mediocre original. Danny Ocean(George Clooney), is released from prison. It doesn't take long for him to get back to his old ways. He devises a plan to steal $163 million dollars from the tightly guarded vault of the Las Vegas casino The Bellagio. To do so, he needs to round up a crew of men to pull this very tough heist off. Enter the rest of the 'Star Power' cast. Brad Pitt plays Clooney's right hand man, Rusty Ryan. Matt Damon plays a talented pocket picker named Linus. Don Cheadle really has a nothing role, but makes up for it with his lively and entertaining accent. Comedy legend Carl Reiner is also on hand as an aging thief. Comedian Bernie Mac(one of the stars of "The Kings Of Comedy" film)is one of the gang as well. Andy Garcia plays Terry Benedict, the owner of the casino they are going to hit. Terry is now with Danny's ex Tess, played by Julia Roberts. There isn't anything new with the film really, but who cares?. It was designed to be a fun crowd pleaser from beginning to end. It delivers on all sides. There are numerous one liners that come fast and sharp. The actors deliver them with full force. The funniest gag is Pitt's character teaching young T.V. stars how to play poker. Those stars being Joshua Jackson from "Dawson's Creek", Topher Grace from "That 70's Show", Holly Marie Combs from "Charmed", Barry Watson from "7th Heaven", and Shane West from "Once And Again". The "Chewing Scenery" award goes to Elliot Gould, who plays a casino owner equipped with big glasses, cigar, and lots of jewelry sprawled out in dark chest hair. It's a comical highlight. Good for him. Reiner gives a wonderful performance. It's nice to see the legend has still got it. Our stars are wonderful too. Clooney brings new meaning to the word "charming". If there was anyone to have that cool, calm charm like Sinatra, it's Clooney. Pitt is enjoyable as well. The only fault this film has is the horrendous underuse of Damon and Roberts. People will be surprised to learn how small this Oscar winning mega star has. Could've been used so much better. Garcia balances his villain role just right. He stays on line and doesn't whoop it up and make it seem like some cheesy caricature of characters gone by. A nice, rather subdued, performance. I can't stress enough how much of a good time the film is. Director Steven Soderbergh is on fire. He films the town nicely, and, of course, the stars. It's almost hard to imagine this was the same guy who did "Traffic". Ocean's 11 might not be Oscar material, but it is most definitley the nicest, most insanely entertaining film so far this year. Hands down. No if's, and's, or but's about it. It would definitley not be a bad thing to have an Ocean's 12, or 13, 14, 15, 16. This is a movie for people who like movies. If, like the one star negative reviews are any indication, you hate movies, then you will probably hate this one too. Ignore those reviews. Those are grouches who don't enjoy good, quality films.
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Summary: Soderbergh needs to take a lesson from the filmmakers of
Review: James Bond--especially the Sean Connery and Timothy Dalton movies. What I like about the James Bond movies are that they're suspenseful and stylish and they MOVE. The pacing of Ocean's 11 was slow as syrup. I thought it took Clooney forever to finally recruit his team, and it wasn't all that interesting to watch on top of that. I mean, he spots the Matt Damon character in a CTA train, hands him his business card, and offers him the job in a pub. Wow! That took a lot of creativity and imagination from the screenwriters. And Soderbergh's direction didn't help either by making it slow and deliberate. As for how Ocean's 11 lacked style, I'm sorry to say this but George Clooney (and Brad Pitt) don't have 1/10th of the style that Sean Connery displayed in the Bond movies. They just seemed like "pretty boys" with nothing else better to do on a Saturday night. Finally, Ocean's 11 was a very PREDICATABLE movie. I think from the beginning when you see Clooney's cocky grin and how much he wants to get his ex-wife back--you know how this movie will end. Unfortunately for the audience it wasn't in the least bit interesting how he managed to do it.
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Summary: Brad Pitt's Amazing Hairstyle!
Review: Gasp in awe as Brad Pitt meets George Clooney for the first time in a bleached-blonde, deliberately messed-up, gelled-up hairdo! Watch in amazement as it suddenly becomes neat and tidy as they leave the club! Then revel in the glory of the hairgel suddenly disappearing as they hatch their plans in a restaurant! They leave and go look at some blueprints? Bam! Hairgel miraculously reappears! All this in one evening... Amazing! For a Vegas movie, it was ok, but seemed like a parade of giant egos. Everyone was just "too cool", you know? After a while, I started to get more enjoyment out of watching the Siegfried and Roy act happening with Brad's hair.
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Summary: Completely Entertaining
Review: I went to see Ocean's Eleven expecting eye candy and nothing more. After all, the original, although full of star wattage, was as dated as they come.
Unexpectedly, I came away exhilarated.
I love the feeling of watching a movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is...a fun heist flick about eleven guys performing the crime of the decade.
Clooney, Pitt, Damon, and Garcia deliver as the leads with sparkling dialogue and sheer chemistry (especially between Pitt and Clooney...dig that scene where Rusty asks Danny "Have you been practicing that speech?"). Garcia is the perfect ruthless yet charming villain.
An awesome supporting cast backs up the leads more than adequately. Carl Reiner was hilarious as Saul..."My Name is Zurga"...Don Cheadle as the explosives expert cracked me up...Casey Affleck as the do-nothing expert on remote-control cars...Elliott Gould as the ex-casino owner with a grudge against Terry Benedict and more gold chains than Mr. T...Bernie Mac as Frank, the card dealer from Hell. The heist was flawlessly executed, it kept you on your toes, you didn't expect the ending, and you got to look at FOUR of the most beautiful male stars in Hollywood. What more can one ask of a movie like this? It was purely entertaining, thoroughly enjoyable, and completely worth the $8.50 I paid to see it (and since I'm a cheap college student, that's saying a lot).
In fact, the weakest link in this movie was Julia Roberts, who played Clooney's humorless, angry, character-less ex-wife. Why he wanted her back is beyond me.
A sophisticated, chic, slick film that I think Frank Sinatra would say was "classy." Bravo Steven Soderbergh! You score again.
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Summary: A Lot Of Fun
Review: Hey, it's no masterpiece. But, "Ocean's 11" is definitely a film that will entertain you if you go in realizing that. The glittering cast is great, but it's the second bananas that provide the real punch to the film. Carl Reiner steals every scene he's in, Elliot Gould and Bernie Mac are riots and Scott Caan and Casey Affleck are great playing stooges, albeit clever ones. Steven Soderburgh has proven yet again that he is at the pinnacle of his career with his great direction and cinematography (he filmed this one himself). Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Julia Roberts and Andy Garcia are all fine in their roles (Julia is relegated to eye candy, but shines in a small role). But, this film belongs to George Clooney. He, too, is at the top of his game, from the first scene to the last, he is the MAN. His perfect balance of suaveness and desperation (the girl is his ex, now dating the owner of the casinos their targeting) sets the tone for the entire film. I can think of no other actor in Hollywood who could have pulled this one off. Did I say desperation? Perhaps determination is a better word, because Clooney and gang make it look easy as characters and as actors. Highly recommended for everyone except the most jaded of film snobs.
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