The smug "It's our party and you're not invited" vibe of the second film is gone, replaced by a fizzy sense of shady glamour that makes an insanely complicated story of scams and swindles go down as smoothly as an ice-cold Bellini.
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
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Reviews Counted:192
Fresh:133
Rotten:59
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Ocean's Thirteen reverts to the formula of the first installment, and the result is another slick and entertaining heist film.
Theatrical Release:Jun 8, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $117,096,871
Synopsis: The third installment of Steven Soderbergh's slick, star-studded heist series just might be the best, as Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and company pull off another elaborate caper, this time in the... The third installment of Steven Soderbergh's slick, star-studded heist series just might be the best, as Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and company pull off another elaborate caper, this time in the name of revenge. Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), one of Ocean's original eleven, lies nearly comatose after a myocardial infarction brought on by shock. His dreams of regaining his former glory on the Vegas strip have been dashed by the dastardly Willie Bank (Al Pacino), with whom Reuben foolishly went into business to build the biggest and flashiest casino the the world has ever seen. Bank took Reuben for all he was worth, and now, the famously loyal thirteen won't rest until Bank has been brought down. They execute this noble cause through complex, daring, and brilliant machinations that make the most of everyone's talents, including Yen's (Shaobo Qin) acrobatics, Linus's (Matt Damon) acting abilities, and Basher's (Don Cheadle) heavy machinery. Virgil and Turk Malloy (Casey Affleck and Scott Caan) get a few hilarious moments as they brew up a revolution in a Mexican plastics plant, while Rusty (Brad Pitt) and Danny coolly preside over the action like omniscient, infallible deities, always about three steps ahead of the game. The villain's downfall is utterly satisfying due to the pure capitalist evil channelled by Pacino, while Ellen Barkin vamps it up as Bank's "cougar" of an assistant. The camaraderie of the thirteen lends heart to these cool criminals, best captured by the sappy letters Basher sends Reuben, which ultimately bring him back to life. Vegas is effectively captured through seamless editing and beautiful photography, with the trappings of uber-wealth making the fantasy even more fantastical. [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Don Cheadle, Al Pacino
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Composer: David Holmes
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for Ocean's Thirteen
With Ocean’s Thirteen, the gang’s all here, looking fighting trim and Hollywood beautiful, at your disposable pleasure.
Ocean's Thirteen will please those who delight in its persistent self-mythologizing, but the thrill of the original is gone, and nothing can bring it back.
Surrendering to Ocean's 13's pleasurable surfaces is sort of like admitting your attraction to a luxury brand: Sure, those alligator loafers are extravagant nonsense, but they feel so nice on your feet.
It's more apparent than ever that Soderbergh, Clooney, and company don't care -- and that sense of gleeful nonchalance is contagious.
It took a really weak sequel to realize what a long shadow Ocean's Eleven cast, and it's still present here.
Just so you know -- because this is important when you're talking to fans of George Clooney's charming thief Danny Ocean -- it's an hour and 15 minutes into Ocean's Thirteen before he appears in a tux.
Ocean's 11's easy chemistry and effortless style return alongside the let's-take-down-a-casino plot.
The details, the plots, the stratagems, the counter-stratagems mount and mount and mount until the thing reaches a point of such overplotted density it can't be penetrated.
Evocatively shot with the saturated color of '60s film and accompanied by David Holmes' retro-mod score, Ocean's Thirteen is a boy's-night-out lark that girls can enjoy.
Ocean's Thirteen is as lazy and laid-back as a softball game with the beer keg at second. And it's just as enjoyable.
Despite a few diverting and modestly amusing moments, Thirteen doesn't match the 2001 comic-caper remake Ocean's Eleven. And the whole hipper, cooler, more clever formula is starting to wear thin.
The sleek script makes gleeful use of expository dialogue, building ludicrous situations and winding its way out again.
The most enjoyable thing about the Ocean's movies is that nobody involved seems to take them seriously. The star wattage is immense but the stars themselves are refreshingly self-deprecating, almost satirically so.
It was more fun when they were a little bit hungry and more than a little bit greedy. Let's hope they remember that before the next one.
To call the Ocean's films frivolous would be kind, implying that these arduous concoctions are somehow light on their proverbial feet.
Better looking than Shrek the Third, less convoluted than Pirates 3 and as satisfying as Spider-Man 3.
A sequel (or three-quel, if you will) that returns to the vicarious fun of the first movie, Ocean's Eleven, and all but erases the not-so-fond memory of the preening ego-trip that was Ocean's Twelve.
Ultimately, if you give yourself up to its manufactured charm, it all becomes comfortingly familiar.
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