Ocean's Eleven Reviews

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.

[Highly rated reviewer]

superb..................

this film is superb... George Clooney is Danny Ocean, an ex -convict who was jailed on fraud charges.

He is now released from Prison, and decides to rob three of Las Vegas's largest and wealthiest casinos, the Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand, owned by Terry Benedict played by Andy Garcia, who now has a relationship with Ocean's ex-wife Tess, played by Julia Roberts.

With the help of his old friend Rusty Ryan, played by Brad Pitt, Danny gathers together a crew of 11 people, to help him rob in one night all three casinos, a plan never accomplished by any man.

the crew are:

1) Frank Catton (Bernie Mac),

2) Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt),

3) Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), inventor of the casino security systems and huge enemy of Terry Benedict,

4) Virgil Malloy (Casey Affleck)

5) Turk Malloy (Scott Caan), twin brothers,

6) Livingston Dell (Eddie Jemison), electronics expert and currently working for the FBI,

7) Basher Tarr (Don Cheadle), explotions - munitions expert,

8) Yen (Shaobo Qin), 'the grease man',

9) Saul Bloom (Carl Reiner),

10) Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon), who is the son of one of Ocean's best friends,

plus 11) Danny Ocean (George Clooney), who is the 11th member and the leader of the crew.

Danny explains his plan to the crew, but although the plan is very clever, it is going to be virtually impossible to break the security system.

So, they decide that the big robbery night will be the night, where a very important boxing game will be taking place, when the vault will be containing over $163 million dollars.

do they succeed? watch this fantastic film to find out.

Slick

This is simply a good old fashioned heist movie with something you just don't in this era of inflated pay cheques and that's an all-star cast. Everyone looks great and looks like they are having a great time. This film isn't going to win any awards for doing anything deep and meaningful but it is a complex and exciting robbery and it does manage to give all the actors a chance even though screen time is at a premium. I'm not sure what the Rat-pack would have thought of this film but they probably would have given everyone a pat on the back for the effort.

1 in a Million$

This is a great re-make of an old classic. It is packed full of big names, with big talent. With so many brilliant actors in one film it is hard to say who was best, as they all played there parts admirably. Although saying that, ‘Clooney’ and ‘Pitt’ together were dynamite.

There are lots of little twists and turns that keep you guessing about what is going on. A very strong story and cast make this film a must-see, whatever type of film you like.

fast paced thriller

reviews do help sometimes.

since most of the reviews in this site heaped praises on this film, i rented it and found it to be true.

it makes one enjoy as if we were a part of the oceans eleven.

the twist in the tale is excellent and unexpected.

watch out for this one.

u cant afford to pause or stop it.

Ocean's Eleven out of 10!

Wow...I had put off renting this for a while as I could not be bothered to watch the older day 'Brat pack' in action.

I was suprised excellent storyline and brilliant acting and the Bellagio well I was there on the opening night and it is 'ALL THAT!'

Brilliant Loved the film and looking forward to Ocean's Twelve.

Boringly average

I really didn't enjoy this film that much. The plot is predictable, the twists obvious and it's all been done before. The acting performance is average - no stunning performances, and it feels like they're just going through the motions. The DVD extras are the trailers and a 'behind the scenes' - which is just all the press interviews.

In summary, I wouldn't bother.

Definately worth watching

An excellent film, George Clooney and an all star cast at their best. With an excellent story that will keep you guessing until the end, this movie never fails to keep you glued to the screen.

[Highly rated reviewer]

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.

Okay, but not as good as the hype

Call me old and grouchy, but while this is an good, slick, modern caper, it just didn't hang together for me.

The film spends a lot of its time just giving the huge cast equal airtime, time which would be better spent developing the plot or characters: as it is, people often do things for no apparent reason and the plot holes are simply enormous by the end of the film - which, incidentally, is a standard issue 'Hollywood-sudden-happy-ending' grafted on for the romantics amongst us.

Don't get me wrong, this is an enjoyable romp but it has nothing to make it stand out from the crowd; a film for a rainy afternoon or to watch with the kids. Turn off your critical faculties, let yourself get swept along and you'll enjoy it, especially if hi-tech hi-jinks are your thing.