Ocean’s Eleven, 2001

 Why, why did we need this film?

 I watched this April, 2006 

Plot Summary: So there was this guy who was a crook.  And he had a big rep with other crooks.  And he did some time, got out, and immediately begins to plan like the biggest heist ever.  And the dude he was stealing from had stolen his chick, but he got all the loot and the chick too, so there. 

What I Disliked 

• Please don’t tell me George Clooney, Brad Pitt, et. al., even with some older farts who actually remember Sinatra and his Rat Pack, are nearly so cool as Blue Eyes.  They just don’t have it. 
• Comedy is not today what it was back in the day.  Now it has to be so sardonic that its almost wrong to laugh.  Frank pulled it off smoothly, George too smoothly. 

What I Liked 

• I still think some of these folks, Garcia and Roberts in particular, can act, even after seeing this movie. 
• The original one a lot better than this one. 

Would I recommend it and to whom?  Yes, to only the most brainless folks I know (have I recommended it to you?  I hope not!). Date of Review: March, 2008  

~ by u2isgr8 on March 29, 2008.