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Ocean's Eleven
2001
On his release from prison Danny Ocean plans robberies of the three biggest casinos in Las Vegas, the owner of which just happens to be the new love-interest of Danny's ex-wife... Read more
| Starring | George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Genres | Comedy, Thriller |
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Ocean's Eleven
On his release from prison Danny Ocean plans robberies of the three biggest casinos in Las Vegas, the owner of which just happens to be the new love-interest of Danny's ex-wife...
| Starring | George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Carl Reiner, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Cops & Robbers, 100 must-see movies |
| Genres | Comedy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek |
| Released | DVD: 14 Oct 2002 Blu-ray: 05 Nov 2007 HD DVD: 05 Nov 2007 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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George Clooney and his A-list pals have fun in the Las Vegas sun in this thoroughly enjoyable caper from director Steven Soderbergh. In a loose remake of the 1960 Rat Pack venture of the same name, Clooney comfortably steps into Frank Sinatra's shoes as Danny Ocean, who is fresh out of jail but still sets about putting together an audacious heist with the help of a ten-man crew. His star cronies include Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Carl Reiner and Don Cheadle, who affects the worst cockney accent you've ever heard. The plan is to hit the vault containing the take from three of the biggest casinos in Vegas, all of which belong to Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the guy who just happens to be dating Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts). This is one of those films that's a joy from start to finish, but doesn't strain the brain for a second. Thankfully, the mechanics of the heist take second place to the glorious interplay of a stellar cast that is clearly having a ball revelling in the sharp, quick-fire dialogue.
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A remake as self-indulgent as the original, though slightly more fun; a little more wit, and less striving to seem cool, would have been welcome.
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47 out of 55 people found this review helpful
Ocean of froth
Probably not a lot of point in criticising this one, but I found it a lukewarm version of "Mission Impossible", with some very annoying macho characters.
Maybe Sinatra and his boozy, misogynistic rat pack companions were the height of cool when the original was made over 50 years ago, but times have (thankfully) changed.
Julia Roberts - referred to at one point as another character's "worldly goods" or some such - cannot alone compensate for the bloke-ish posturing of the over-rated Brad Pitt.
And what's more, it's really boring.
Think I'll give Ocean's 12 a miss. -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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Okay
I got the original by mistake a couple of months ago and I have to say I enjoyed it just as much,dated as it was.
Not that this is a bad film,just that there was nothing really original.It is slick but slightly empty.And I just hated the Julia Roberts role.She didn't bring anything to the film whatsoever.She was just a sub plot that the film would have been better off without.And Don Cheadle's mockney character was also pointless.It was amusing in a way but if they wrote an English role,why not give it to an English actor?
It is worth watching but you won't see anything that you haven't seen before. -
News and features
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Soderbergh eyes retirement
- 05 Dec 2009
Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh is planning to "wind down" his movie making, because he needs a "career-change." The Erin Brockovich director admits he's become disillusioned with the film industry and is weighing up his options, because he doesn't find big screen projects fulfilling any more. The 46 year old, whose credits include Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Ocean's Eleven, has not ruled out returning after taking a break, but is seriously considering leaving Hollywood... Read more
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