Rating: 
Summary: Entertaining
Review: I actually prefer this version to the original; this one, at least, has some semblance of a plot. It's also got George Clooney. So there are some holes in the plot. It doesn't matter. The cast more than makes up for that. My primary quibble with the film is the terrible way Julia Roberts was dressed and lit. It's amazing how important lighting can be and in this case, someone goofed big time. Any film that can actually make Roberts look bad has a problem. Interestingly enough, all the men were well lit, yet poor Julia looks considerably less than her usual gorgeous self.Worthwhile watching for the fun of it.
Rating: 
Summary: Slick, **very** slick !!
Review: Having heard a lot about this movie, i was looking forward to seeing it,
and i must say it didn't disappoint. This has been one of the biggest
movies in recent months, displacing 'Harry Potter' and 'Lord of the
rings' from the top at the box-office(so naturally one couldn't avoid
having some expectations, even though it's a good idea in general not
have any!) ............ The story is simple enough - Danny Ocean (Clooney), just released from
jail, plans a daring heist on three of the biggest casinoes of Las Vegas;
but this requires a lot of very skilled men, so he assembles a team -
hence the 'eleven'. They plan everything in great detail, but the operation is still fraught
with danger, as there are several possibilities of even the slightest
mistake resulting in the whole plan blowing up in their faces. Oh, and Danny has a 'hidden motive' - the casino owner Terry (Andy Garcia)
has stolen his girl Tess (Julia Roberts) ....... The rest of the movie is a slick, breezy account of what happens as they
try to implement their meticulous plan and how events unfold, occasionally
in somewhat unexpected fashion. Even though this is not great cinema, it's an excellent way to spend
two hours, watching an expert director deftly handle a great ensemble
of performers and to make guesses at the sequence of events for fun. Steven Soderbergh chalks up a hat-trick of successes with this one,
following 'Erin Brockovich' and 'Traffic' - and the best thing is that
they are all quite different sort of movies, making one look forward
all the more to the next venture of this director at the top of his form. The cast is huge, so naturally most of them don't have big roles - in
fact, Clooney & Pitt are the ones with big roles, and both do very
well. Julia Roberts, Matt Damon & Andy Garcia are under-utilised, as
are Dan Cheadle & other support actors, but they all do admirably in
whatever they're given by Soderbergh. The movie also features some sharp & witty dialogue, especially when
Clooney's around; and the production values are first-rate. All in all, even though i wouldn't call this a 'must see', i'd say it's
a movie that lives upto expectations - what more can one ask for ??
Rating:
Summary: WELL... Pretty fun but nothing special.
Review: Interesting crime comedy. Sometimes really funny. Good actors. I haven't seen such number of super-stars in one movie for a long time. You will enjoy it while watching but forget after 1-2 days.
Rating:
Summary: Very Classy Movie!!
Review: Director Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" pays respectable homage to it's predecessor by casting some of Hollywoods most notable actors in an incredibly stylish film. Not only are the actors well suited for their roles, the soundtrack is one to have in your collection. Although this movie may not win high marks on Oscar night, it will remain an all-around great movie; the Rat Pack would be proud. Looking for a great evening of entertainment, buy this film and you will be pleased that you did.
Rating:
Summary: Great Fun & Pure Entertainment
Review: Okay you might think it's just a typical heist movie...with goofy guys trying to steal money. However, this heist movie is done with an outstanding cast, a fast,quick witted script and an excellent director, which turns it into anything but a typical heist movie. It's pure enjoyment and fun!!! Ocean's 11 is exactly what a movie is suppose to be...entertaining with great performances, an intelligent script and fast action that keeps you happy and entertained throughout the film!!
Standout performances from Carl Reiner and Elliot Gould, but the best is the duo of Clooney & Pitt, who have great chemistry and are at the height of coolness.
Rating:
Summary: Ocean's Eleven 2002 versus 1960.............oceans apart
Review: I never expect a remake to better the original, I mean look at Get Carter! But, this new version leaves the original miles behind. I bought the first verion after seeing the new movie and would never have understood the Rat Packs flick if I didn't have the benefit of seeing Clooney and Pitt's film. Julia Roberts may have too minor a role but at least it is more important than Angie Dickinson's part, you do get the fealing that the relationship is revivable the 1960 version leaves you feeling that the wife was just to pad out some screenplay time. The heist has more of a feeling of plausibity also. I mean it it one of those movies that exites you to think they could get away with it.... The ending is satisfactory for the third millenium but I did like the original movie's ending which was the only saving grace for what is actually quite a dull robbery. Go and see the new one and then rent or buy the original.....see if you agree.
Rating:
Summary: Ocean's Eleven
Review: This film is a great film if you have seen the first one with Frank Sinatra then you love the new version. They say it better then the old one and they're right about that. George Clooney Plays Danny Ocean, which was played by Frank Sinatra and is the main man of the film he just gets out of prison and plans to break in to the volt of three Casinos and wants to steal $163 million from Terry Benadict played by Andy Garcia, But first he has to get enought men to help, so Danny and ---- played by Brad Pitt meet up with the best of the best to help them. ...if you have not seen that film i suggest you go and see it, mainly i went the see Brad Pitt (heehee).
Rating:
Summary: Very Entertaining!
Review: This movie opens with the main character,Daniel Ocean(George Clooney) trying to convince a parole board that he's ready to mend his ways and turn over a new leaf.In those few minutes you get a feel for the sort of character he may be-cool,laidback,well able to deliver a smart quip and probably someone you could not trust.Fortunatley for us the parole board does and no sooner is he released then he's formulating an ambitious plot to rob 3 casino's in Las Vegas.The first part of the movie takes place as he assembles a team of new and old friends-it's sort of like Magnificent Seven or the Dirty Dozen as each character has his own special little trick or gift which will be useful for the heist.Brad Pitt is the first character and I have to say the rapport between the 2 main male leads is really good on screen.Elliot Gould is excellent as the overweight bankroller whose got more then a grudge against the casino owner.The last one of the 11 to join is Matt Damon and once they've assembled the team they begin to formulate their brilliant strategy.The characters are a bit paperthin throughout the story-there's absolutely no character development in the movie at all.Therefore the action moves along at a fairly brisk pace.The story only changes tact at all once the Andy Garcia character enters the fray.He's excellent as the ruthless,smooth talking and super efficient owner-but even worse still he's seeing Ocean's ex-wife who is played by Julia Roberts.If Roberts may have been in nearly every scene in Soderbergh's Erin Brockovich,well in this movie she plays a fairly minor role.Maybe that is one of the small problems with the movie in that in trying to accommodate so many huge stars none of them has a spellbinding performance. The second part of the movie is the robbery itself-and this part is really entertaining.It's all a mixture of elaborate planning,amazing technology and human bluffing.There are so many intricate details to be overcome yet the movie never gets bogged down in any of this.Each character's special trick becomes really fascinating,yet it's all so totally believable.All this is played against the backdrop of Vegas at it's most glamorous during a big heavyweight boxing world title fight.If anything it makes the viewer want to be there amongst all this hedonistic fun.The ending is excellent and doesn't twist and turn as many movies of this genre tend to. I've never seen the original Brat Pack film,but I believe it wasn't very good!This film certainly is.There's also a great musical score written by d.j. David Holmes-which manages to mix the old and the new quite brilliantly.Good dialogue,humorous lines,plenty of action all adds up to a very entertaining movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Amusing Heist Film
Review: I love a big heist film. I just can't help myself, really. I always suspect that they'll Pull Off The Big Job, but what if they don't? Will they go to jail? And what of the love interest? I'm always amazed when the precision minute-by-minute tasks click into place (I almost forget there's a script writer behind the whole deal,) and everything seems to be going by plan. Then, as always, Uh-oh! Somebody [messed] something up! Will they recover? Will the alarms sound? How will they get away? It's not Jaws-like suspense, but a more enjoyable, mellow, "gee, I really hope they pull it off" kind of intensity. Ocean's Eleven is a really entertaining movie; the cast is excellent, and they all seemed to enjoy their roles. It's not an Oscar-winning film, it's not a gut-bustingly funny film, but it's a good "romp," with wit and charisma. It just lacks...luster, somehow. George Clooney does a great job as Danny Ocean, Matt Damon is his usual affable self, and Don Cheadle (in an uncredited role) is fabulous. The science is flawed, as it almost always is in these sorts of films, but it doesn't really matter, because it's the flow of the story and the character interactions that's important - this is meant to entertain, not to stupefy with exact mathematics and physics. If you missed it on the big screen, it will do equally well on your own television, and I'll bet the DVD will have some great outtakes and behind-the-scenes shenanigans; the team really has a lot of onscreen chemistry, and I'm sure they had a really good time shooting this movie. A lot of fun to watch.
Rating:
Summary: Ocean's 11: what a fun film!
Review: 'The Rat Pack' made a film in the 1950's that wasn't very successful. The film was dominated by actors playing characters they weren't suited to and poor production values. However the 2001 remake resolves all the issues and problems the first one contained, and results in a brilliantly fun film that is 'Ocean's 11'. It's not often I go to a film and have a grin on my face throughout the entire film. 'Ocean's 11's charm comes from the utter fun it generates. A brilliant mix of comedy and action that satisfies on every level. The story centres around recently released crim Daniel Ocean (George Clooney) who is looking to pull off the biggest score of a lifetime- robbing three of the richest casino's on the Vegas strip in the Bilagio, MGM Grand and Mirage. However to do this Daniel knows he will need to assemble a team comprising of the best criminals in each area; summed up by the Don Cheadle quote "Gee it'll be nice to work wif proper villans again" what Ocean ends up with is a hodge-podge of the most unlikely characters. Backed by a wealthy buisinessman who has personal issue with the casino owner (Elliot Gould) the team comprises of Ocean's longtime friend and point man (Played aptly by Brad Pitt) an explosives expert (Don Cheadle) an escaped contortionist from the circus, and electonics expert, as well as a rough and crude rookie pickpocket (Matt Damon) etc. The viewer encounters the trials and tribulations of these characters as the try to battle past Uzi weilding guards, an impossible safe and an amazing security system. In the film we can't help but love the characters. Each of them is hilarious in their own right but it seems that Clooney and Pitt are the glue that holds it together. The performance by Julia Roberts as Daniels Ex wife is also fantastic. The amalgamation of styles in which director Stephen Soderbergh utilizes is fantastic and gives the film a whole new film, meets old film style, which is great. Technically the film is nothing special aside from fantastic cutting and camera work. There is nothing new, or innovative wise but the film is nevertheless great. This film must be seen by everyone who enjoys a great comedy as well as the work of Soderbergh. It is undoubtably one of the best accomplishments of the year.
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