Ocean's Eleven

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Frank Sinatra
Danny Ocean

Dean Martin
Sam Harmon

Sammy Davis Jr.
Josh Howard

Peter Lawford
Jimmy Foster

Angie Dickinson
Beatrice Ocean

Richard Conte
Anthony Raymond "Tony" Bergdorf

Cesar Romero
Duke Santos

Patrice Wymore
Adele Ekstrom

Joey Bishop
"Mushy" O'Connors

Akim Tamiroff
Spyros Acebos

Lewis Milestone
Director

Lewis Milestone
Producer

Harry Brown
Screenwriter

Charles Lederer
Screenwriter

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• Mar 31, 2016

  It's always fun to look back at the real classics, and this is without a doubt one of them. A movie with the brilliant performances by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. is doomed to be a great joyride. And it really is, this movie is incredibly enjoyable and even though it probably ain't one of those cowboy flicks or overly dramatic movies, it is one of the funniest heist movies that has ever been shown on the big screen.
  

  Lasse G Super Reviewer
• Dec 18, 2014

  The Rat Pack classic Ocean's 11 is a fun heist film, but puts style over substance. The story follows a group of former Army buddies who come together to pull off a daring New Year's Eve robbery of five Las Vegas casinos. Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Angie Dickinson, the film features an all-star cast. But the performances aren't very good, and a lot of the characters are rather one-note. Also, the heist isn't that engaging or suspenseful. Still, there's a bit of intrigue to some of the characters and whether or not they'll be able to pull off the job. Unfortunately Ocean's 11 hasn't aged that well, and the Rat Pack doesn't have the same juice that it once did.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• May 07, 2012

  It would appear as though it's always been a tradition among the "Danny Ocean" franchise to have the biggest of big-name celebs within your ensemble. Well, to be fair, the Rat Pack does sound like some kind of '60s heist group, so it was only a matter time, yet that doesn't make the cast any less impressive for the 1960s. Man, we're talking Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson and, the whitest of them all, Sammy Davis, Jr. If Steve Soderbergh's 2001 version fell as inferior as a remake in no other way, then it was the decision to get Don Cheadle in an attempt to nail this film's concept of having an absurdly white black man, because even with that English accent, Cheadle still paled in comparison to Mr. Davis' looking pale by comparison. Still, that didn't make Davis any less capable of charming as sharply as the rest of his buddies, and with those bubbling charismas making up this ensemble, it's safe to say that this film marked the beginning of the end of the darker heist films, like Stan Kubrick's "The Killing", which definately knew how to live up to the "killing" in its title, which was to be expected from who was, in terms of pushing the brutality envelope, the original Oliver Stone. Still, even with his going on to do stuff as crazy as "A Clockwork Orange", "The Shining", "Full Metal Jacket" and, most horrifying of all - yet for a different reason -, "Eyes Wide Shut", Kubrick was still pushing the envelope by 1950s standards, so maybe "The Killing" wasn't all that crazy, unless, of course, you compare it to this heist film, because in that case, "The Killing" looked like some "Requiem for a Dream" type stuff, which I don't mind too much, for although this film doesn't really have all the depth in the world, at least I'm still having some good ol' fashion fun. Still, as entertaining as this little adventure is, that doesn't mean that the job goes without a hitch. For all of the more contemporary "Ocean's Heists" fans out there, do you remember how absurdly long it felt when they were assembling the team in "Ocean's Twelve"? Well, boys and girls, you haven't seen a thing yet, as this film pads out its development to no end, and yet, it still doesn't end there, for although the film definately tightens up after the extreme overdevelopment, things begin to drag out again from time to time at the body of the film. The film is never dull, yet its periods of excessive padding leave the film to lose a lot of steam and awful fast, making the film disengaging from time to time. As if that's not repelling enough, the dialogue in the film is absolutely awful, and I don't know if that's lapse in aging grace or what, but eitherway, whether it be the cornball banter between our leads or the soapy, melodramatic exchanges between our leads and their loved ones - made worse by the fact that the loved ones in question are probably not coming along for the mission partially because they couldn't be trusted to act their way out of a paper bag, let along a freshly knocked-over casino -, there are plenty of nerves between the fingers of these snappers, making them pinch and sting more than pop. Yeah, and if you thought that line I just made was cheesy enough, just wait until you hear the dialogue in this film. They film may have helped mark the beginning of the fluffier heist film, yet, at the same time, it makes the beginning of a faulty formula of overdrawn development and cheesy dialogue. Still, no matter how faulty that formula is, it often made for an entertaning number, and sure enough, while this film isn't pumped with enough fun to really hit home, the film charms as, if nothing else, quite the character ensemble piece. Taking up almost half of the film, and a little too steadily at that, the development segment better flesh out the characters. Well, sure enough, it does, perhaps a little too thoroughly, and yet, not quite thoroughly enough for you to figure just who is who right away, though ultimately more than enough for you to understand the versatility in the cast and what these people are in the game for. These are some sleazy protagonists, and it takes a lot to make criminal protagonists likable, let alone when they're this sleazy, yet the film ultimately triumphs in giving us just enough motivation and charm for the mammoth ensemble to win you over, and it certainly helps that the mammoth ensemble in question is comprised of classic charmers. True, maybe some of the rather obscure, non-Rat Pack members should have stuck with... whatever it is that they did, because there are a few weak links in this chain of charmers, particularly the the overbearingly hammy Clem Harvey. Still, even Harvey has a way of winning you over, to a certain degree, and if he could pull it off, then you can only imagine how much the head charmers get at you. Well, sure enough, whether it be Dean Martin as the voice of reason, or Sammy Davis, Jr., as the cool and kind of loose eccentric, or Frank Sinatra as the cool, but humanly flawed titular leader, each main muchacho in this operation boasts the slick charisma the Rat Pack was known for. Again, this film's schemes are certainly not spotless, yet they are noble, with enough fleshed-out characters for the star cast to play up to back up this film's intentions sharply enough for the padding and shoddy dialogue to go battled back by the ultimately triumphant charisma that entertains you through and through. Overall, the excessive padding - particularly during the overlong development segment - leaves the film to lose a bit of steam, while the spotty dialogue and other cheesy aspects make the job even less appealing, yet it's ultimately hard to not run with the film in the end, and enjoy it too, as it offers, perhaps too overdeveloped, yet still very fleshed-out characters with charm and dyanmicity, made all the sharper by crackle-pop charisma among the star cast of classic old school charmers who help in making Lewis Milestone's "Ocean's 11" a generally entertaining exploit that's ultimately quite worth taking on. 2.5/5 - Fair
  Cameron J Super Reviewer
• Dec 02, 2011

  Oceans 11 always is a fun thing to watch, its one of those movies that make us love going to the cinema.
  Bradley W Super Reviewer

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