Ocean's Eleven
Time Out says
What possessed Soderbergh to remake a flabby '50s heist movie best remembered as a vanity project for the Rat Pack? Fair question - except this isn't really a remake. Yes, it's set in Vegas, concerns a robbery and has a starry cast, but that's it, resemblance-wise. Ted Griffin's script persuaded Soderbergh there was a chance for audiences, himself and the cast to have some fun. You know you're in safe hands from the start: twinkly-eyed Danny Ocean (Clooney) reassuring a prison board of his determination to stay clean outside. Cut: the ex-con's conman talents are immediately on display as he assembles a crew of partners old and new - a strategist (Pitt), a pickpocket (Damon), a Cockney explosives man (Cheadle), a veteran fraudster (Reiner), a financier (Gould) - for the most daring robbery yet attempted of a Nevada casino. It'll be fun (but risky) taking shady Vegas tycoon Terry Benedict (Garcia) for $150m, especially as he has a thing going with Danny's ex-wife, Tess (Roberts). Performed, choreographed, shot and directed with deceptive ease, this wholly enjoyable entertainment sees Soderbergh setting himself a new challenge - the hi-tech robbery procedural - and relishing the clichés even as he freshens them with a dab of polish, wit, pace and a light touch of irony.
Details
Release details
Duration:
116 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter:
Ted Griffin
Cast:
George Clooney
Matt Damon
Andy Garcia
Brad Pitt
Julia Roberts
Casey Affleck
Scott Caan
Elliott Gould
Bernie Mac
Carl Reiner
Don Cheadle
Matt Damon
Andy Garcia
Brad Pitt
Julia Roberts
Casey Affleck
Scott Caan
Elliott Gould
Bernie Mac
Carl Reiner
Don Cheadle