I strongly feel we live in a celebrity addicted society in which logic and rationality go out the window when it comes to celebs and the super rich. I preface this review with that statement because while I sorta enjoyed the remake of OCEAN'S ELEVEN, I have trouble understanding how popular it was. Only our addiction to celebrity could explain it. That or the audience was like 90% women and gays. I mean it was alright people!?! Sheesh, does everyone love the Clooney?!?! Anyway, on to the review.Star Rating: *** out of 5
While I’ve given this film only 3 stars, I think most viewers would peg it as a 4 starer. If you’re looking for light entertainment, Vegas gaudiness (or elegance if you like that sort of stuff), and good looking guys in sharp outfits, then this is your movie. Basically a guy's guy fairytale, this heist flick is something you’ve seen before with a few thrills up its sleeve. I just don’t buy the whole neo-rat pack, cool super-thieves enterprise. And I’ve seen the original OCEAN’S ELEVEN (though that was a while ago) and I felt similarly — though in that case Sinatra, Davis, Martin, and all simply needed a project so they could party together. Just like in the original, all the actors seem as if they’re merely hanging around together. And for some that might be charming; for me it’s annoying and it’s not acting. Nevertheless, there are a couple of early scenes with Clooney and Roberts in which they’re flexing their acting muscles and it makes for decent viewing. For me, the first two-thirds of the movie are pretty slow and it’s only when we get to the heist itself that things get entertaining. I must admit, the heist sequence is fun and will keep you on edge and guessing. All in all a rather mediocre film with an entertaining ending. Hmm, I feel as though I’m forgetting something ... oh yeah, the plot: Clooney and Pitt round up a posse of professional, quirky criminals in a plan to rob three casinos.
