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Summary: Great cast - bad excecution
Review: Having seen the original Oceans Eleven with the 'Rat Pack' I was expecting something fantastic; especially considering the cast list, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. The movie starts off with some promise but looses its way. By the middle of the film your waiting for something, ANYTHING to happen.If your feeling tired and are finding it hard to fall asleep - throw this DVD into your player, this will do the trick!
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Summary: Perfect Entertainment
Review: "Ocean's Eleven" does not add up to more than the sum of its parts. Its parts represent sheer, escapist fun and, together, they add up to...sheer, escapist fun. It's not especially deep, nor superficially shallow. It's...fun. Every square inch of the film is stuffed with cool. The dialogue is sharp and witty, the music bouncy, the clothes sleek, the actors beautiful. The film is shot in a tongue-in-cheek manner; the edits and cuts are nimble and creative. And damn, are those some hotties we're watching! Who wouldn't salivate over this dream cast - George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, etc.? You can tell everyone's having an absolute blast, which allows the viewer to have a blast right along with them. "Ocean's Eleven" is very in love with itself. But it's shot with so much style and verve by Steven Soderbergh, and its talented cast adds so much bounce you could pretty much forgive any faults. But you know, it really doesn't have any.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I don't know how many good things I can say about this movie. It's GREAT! I went to the theater to watch it, not really expecting that much. But when I left, I knew I had to have this one on DVD. Even though the original Ocean's Eleven starred the Rat Pack, who were the epitime of cool, this whole movie has a "cooler" feeling than the orginal. This movie has the perfect blend of action, suspense, comedy, and drama. It's the subtle comedy within that helps to make it such a great movie. There's no real slapstick, which I believe helps make this movie seem more "cool". I tell you, at least RENT this movie and give it a chance if you're unsure if you want to see it. You'll love it! Anyone I've talked to who has ever seen this just absolutely LOVES IT, myself included!
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Summary: funny, good plot
Review: This movie had a plot as good as the sting, and just as interesting. The whole movie was riddled with humor that kept me in stitches almost the whole time. Combined with a wonderful cast, I would recommend this movie to anyone, especially people who liked the Sting or other movies like that.
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Summary: ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, THIS MOVIE WAS ELEVEN!
Review: This jazzy remake of the rat pack origonal, was better than the first! Amazing plot, Sodenberg does an amazing job, the way it all comes ttogether really leaves you staying for the credits. This movie will exite the whole family, and has great music, and the all-star cast makes this movie a winner!
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Summary: Quick build-up to...nothing
Review: No character development, no rapport between characters, no reason to believe they'd really work as a team. As seen in previous roles, George Clooney can be wonderful as a lovable scallawag, but unfortunately Danny Ocean is written as an unpredictable jerk and that's how poor George has to play it. Actually, everyone plays a jerk except for Saint Julia, who plays a character with exceedingly poor judgment in her romantic life who otherwise seems to be a pleasant person. The film opens promisingly, with the caper team being assembled quickly and efficiently, but at the point where you'd expect to learn a little more about these characters and their reasons for signing on, you get pretty much nothing, and then the action slows and drags and becomes tedious and... I got bored halfway through and spent the second half of the movie cleaning up the hard drive on my laptop. It really seemed to do the trick with the poor loading times I had been experiencing with some graphic-intensive programs.
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Summary: Great! Absolutely Fabulous!
Review: I absolutely loved this movie! I thought it was great. At the end I was like "What just happened?!" It had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through and it was such a great plot. I mean, come on, robbing Vegas? They are crazy! Plus Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, you know what I'm saying? LoL. I would recommend this movie to anyone, so go see it!
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Summary: From the mind of Danny Ocean:
Review: Ocean's Eleven combines excellent casting, a comically intricate plot and the stylish direction of Steven Soderbergh to make one of the year's best movies. Ocean's Eleven is a formula movie. Built around a core of stars and supported by an interesting plot, this is a classic caper film. Many movie critics will choose to look down on this, because of its formulaic roots. However, the dialogue and interaction between the stars is executed to such perfection that it is hard not to love. The film creates a fun-loving atmosphere that makes seemingly innocous lines seem funny; such as when Brad Pitt deadpans, "Did someone call for a doctor?" In addition to this, I have always been attracted to the Las Vegas / Gambling culture. This makes it all the better when Daniel Ocean (Clooney) shows up a group of amateur card-sharks by saying, "I'm not sure what the four nines do, but the ace is pretty high." Taking all into account, I found this movie to be funny and uplifting (the good guys win). If the viewer goes in with low expectations about sohpistication, they will too.
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Summary: making the impossible believable
Review: As someone who has never seen the original "Brat Pack" version of "Ocean's Eleven," I have no romantic ties to nostalgia and I saw the film with an open mind. I really don't care for plot lines that glorify crime as something that is exciting and without real victims, but the film has so many twists, turns and moments of excitement, you quickly forget that this is about the mother of all robberies and instead feel like you are a member of Ocean's team. Carl Reiner is absolutely fantastic in his role and really helps to tie the film together. Bernie Mac is also masterful in his performance. Andy Garcia does such a good job at being a king-sized jerk (even though a few of these scenes were a little overwraught), you not only don't care that he's being robbed, you actually want to join in just to see him wince. The plot is very clever and the story assumes that you (the viewer) are intelligent and are already thinking, "No way, man... I saw a behind the scenes show on Discovery Channel and there is no way on earth you can rob a casino on Vegas!" and then makes you believe it really is possible. Of course, cameras are EVERYWHERE in a casino... and if you so much as picked your nose in a casino 10 years ago, there is most likely a video archived on a shelf somewhere showing your nose being picked from 3 different camera angles. Nevertheless, you will find yourself smiling during the twists and turns and very clever ideas... because your mind is stimulated instead of being lulled into a coma. Well acted, great direction, believable & clever plot... makes a great movie.
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Summary: Are we supposed to root for the bad guy? Oh, who cares?
Review: Usually, when a film has an all-star cast, that's a good sign that it's going to be a waste of time. This movie, however, was an exception. There was no camera hogging here, but everyone played their part.
This is one of those movies that makes you start to feel a little guilty for actually wanting the bad guy to win. That small amount of guilt is quickly swept away, though. The scheme continues to become more elaborate throughout the film and throws you so many curves that it's impossible to tell what's going on. The scam, though, is brilliant, and you're left chuckling to yourself when it's all said and done.
Besides the great acting (a pleasant surprise by Clooney), the cinematography is great, the music is good, and the overall feel of the movie is just fun. This is a great flick to watch with a group of friends.
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