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Bookmark this pageOcean's Thirteen (2007)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Synopsis
In another star-studded sequel, the ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ crew plan to pull off their most ambitious heist yet, with the help of former enemy Terry Benedict.
Movie review
From Time Out London
The ties are off and the collars are out for this breezy third entry in the slick crime caper serial in which the ever-smug Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his misfit band of thieves are starting to feel the pinch of old age. When bespectacled oldster Reuben (Elliot Gould) has a heart attack after being duped out of some lucrative Vegas real estate by hotel developer Willy Banks (an unusually demure Al Pacino), Danny and the boys are drafted in to bust him down a few pegs.There’s a sense that the filmmakers have taken note of criticisms aimed at the sub-par ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ (love interests and pop cultural references are a no-show), though in doing so they seem inadvertently to have remade ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Thematically, though, this is an improvement on its forebears, mainly due to the way it deals – much like Scorsese’s best work – with the archaic nature of the criminal set: gadget men puzzled by advancing technology; eyes rolled at witty one-liners; action sequences cut through with ruminations on ‘the good old days’. Even Soderbergh’s once-agile camera seems a little more sedate than usual, perhaps finding the industrious director in a more plaintive mood after a string of coolly-received projects. But whether the ‘Ocean’s…’ franchise is really going to fold will surely be for the box office – and not that big craps table in the sky – to decide.
Author: David Jenkins
Time Out London Issue 1920: June 6-12 2007
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- Si said...
- Posted on Jul 22 2007 12:16 Dull, dull, dull. Not even the slightest twist to make it worth while!
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- joe said...
- Posted on Jul 19 2007 12:07 BEST FILM EVER
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- olivia said...
- Posted on Jul 19 2007 12:06 i thought this film was fab! i love it! possibly the best of the 3!
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- Fill said...
- Posted on Jul 18 2007 18:12 I thought this was a great film, it was more like the the 1st one that everybody loved so much. I would definately recommend a trip to see it.
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- Eric said...
- Posted on Jul 12 2007 11:49 Take Snorkel & flippers, bucket & spade.
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- Barbara said...
- Posted on Jul 12 2007 11:47 Thoroughly enjoyed the film. Didn't understand all the time what they were doing, but it didn't seem to matter!
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- Not Boges said...
- Posted on Jul 08 2007 10:26 same old stuff - booooooooooooooooooooring
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- Dave said...
- Posted on Jul 07 2007 17:11 Very slick. Much better than the last one. This film had the same fresh feel that the first one possessed.
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- ELLZ said...
- Posted on Jul 03 2007 14:11 ABSOLUTLEY GR8 WICKED TO WATCH I RECCOMEND U 100% TO GO WATCH THIS!
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- Ali Simpson said...
- Posted on Jul 02 2007 20:40 Great film, wood recomend it to people of any age. It had a good storyline, it was funny brill!
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- miraed said...
- Posted on Jun 29 2007 10:07 Absolutly brilliant! loved it defo worth going to see at the cinema. It was funny, interesting, good story really really good
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Cast & crew
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould full cast
Genre(s): Comedy, Thrillers, Drama
Rated: PG
Duration: 122 mins
UK Release: Jun 8 2007
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