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One of the best movies in the past 5 years...
This is one of the best movies I have seen in YEARS...Everything about it is excellent...lets start with the actors... George Clooney easily passes himself off as suave mastermind Danny Ocean, playing the role with understated class and elegance. Brad Pitt takes a similar arc as Rusty, though he's slightly more dispassionate and professional than Clooney's visionary Ocean. Matt Damon is convincing as the inexperienced-but-talented pickpocket who's essential to getting in the vault. And Julia is simply Julia--glamorous and charming, a smart cookie who is being wooed by the evil, ruthless (and anal-retentive) casino mogul so elegantly portrayed by Andy Garcia. Affecting a Cockney accent and attitude, Don Cheadle's portrayal of the demolition expert is a tour de force. Carl Reiner is absolutely hilarious as Saul Bloom, an aging old-timer who comes out of retirement to infiltrate the casino as a debonair arms dealer. Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, Scott Caan and Casey Affleck round out the cast nicely with inspired performances, especially Gould's and Mac's.
Ocean's Eleven marks directors Soderbergh's departure from the serious to the seriously fun. This is one of the most stylish, most elegantly filmed movies I have ever seen. Not only are all the actors beautiful, but so are the locations, clothes and shot selections. The speed and pacing of the flick belly the movie's length; Soderbergh clearly had fun making this movie. He shot this film very intimately, often allowing the camera to stay close on the actors a tad longer than expected, which lets their personas shine through--thus their personalities draw you into the movie as much as the caper itself. It's not often you see a movie where the direction has as much wit and cleverness as the plot itself. Ocean's Eleven makes no pretense to be something other than a jaunty, cheeky, exhilarating heist movie. So while the plot's not too deep, all is forgiven considering the level of acting and direction.
Like the original, Ocean's Eleven is a lark, but unlike the 1960 version, it's no throwaway; with Steven Soderbergh directing, the film is stylish and smart. I definitaly recomend it.

Completely Entertaining
I went to see Ocean's Eleven expecting eye candy and nothing more. After all, the original, although full of star wattage, was as dated as they come.
Unexpectedly, I came away exhilarated.
I love the feeling of watching a movie that doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is...a fun heist flick about eleven guys performing the crime of the decade.
Clooney, Pitt, Damon, and Garcia deliver as the leads with sparkling dialogue and sheer chemistry (especially between Pitt and Clooney...dig that scene where Rusty asks Danny "Have you been practicing that speech?"). Garcia is the perfect ruthless yet charming villain.
An awesome supporting cast backs up the leads more than adequately. Carl Reiner was hilarious as Saul..."My Name is Zurga"...Don Cheadle as the explosives expert cracked me up...Casey Affleck as the do-nothing expert on remote-control cars...Elliott Gould as the ex-casino owner with a grudge against Terry Benedict and more gold chains than Mr. T...Bernie Mac as Frank, the card dealer from Hell. The heist was flawlessly executed, it kept you on your toes, you didn't expect the ending, and you got to look at FOUR of the most beautiful male stars in Hollywood. What more can one ask of a movie like this? It was purely entertaining, thoroughly enjoyable, and completely worth the $8.50 I paid to see it (and since I'm a cheap college student, that's saying a lot).
In fact, the weakest link in this movie was Julia Roberts, who played Clooney's humorless, angry, character-less ex-wife. Why he wanted her back is beyond me.
A sophisticated, chic, slick film that I think Frank Sinatra would say was "classy." Bravo Steven Soderbergh! You score again.

Dull "Remake" of a '60s Classic
If you don't believe what a boring dud this is, look at how many used copies are for sale. Yes, Hollywood isn't betting on the fact that over 90% of people are stupid... they're BANKING on it! That's why they make this overblown (in this case with "pretty boys"), ultimately forgettable dreck. This "remake" has precious little to do with the original classic, other than that it's a heist movie. Do these twerps think for ONE insane minute that they are as cool as Frank and the boys?? I mean, Brad "Beaver Chin" Pitt in the Dean Martin role, and that sad*ss Julia "Canyon Mouth" Roberts in the Angie Dickinson part. Gimme a break!! Hey.... here's a good idea: Let's do a remake of "Taxi Driver" with Leonardo De Caprio as Travis Bickle. The producers should have given this movie an original title instead of trying to trade off on a flick that was, and still is, the epitome of "cool." This so-called "remake" is just a harmless yawn of a caper movie that'll be forgotten while the "original" will live on. Just like what happened to "Vanishing Point." I mean, who gives a toss about the 1997 Viggo Mortensen version? Oh well, everybody knows that Hollywood has run out of ideas..... and REAL stars!! Now it's churning out pig-swill for the masses. Stick to the classic!

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