Ocean's Eleven

The Movie Mob

10/10

**My favorite movie of all time! A must-see!** Ocean's Eleven greatest strength is its emersion of the audience into the midst of a story already in motion. The pacing isn't weighed down by exposition; instead, the viewer discovers important history and surprises simultaneously as the characters on screen. The absolutely brilliant cast is effortlessly charming, whose antics and charisma fuel th...

Peter McGinn

This new version of the classic heist movie is of course slick: sharply written, acted competently, the stunts and special effects well-made. Still, I can’t say I liked it too much. It was sufficient to entertain, I suppose, but will quickly fade from memory. Then again, the action drama genre is not what I call home. You throw in some humor and you stand a chance of holding my attention, which it...

CinemaSerf

8/10

As remakes go - I think we will struggle to find one that is better than this across any genre. It's not just that the cast is full of A-listers, it is that Steven Soderbergh has invested just as much time with his story and with the characterisations as he has with the visuals, the gadgets and, of course, just about everyone from Brad Pitt and George Clooney to Julia Roberts and Matt Damon. The p...

_"Congratulations, you're a dead man."_ I mean, this might be the best remake of all time right? I don't like using the term masterpiece but this is pretty close to that. Ensembles are not easy to do well but Soderbergh was able to get this group of beutiful people, make a charming picture and it's got everything you want in a heist movie.

> "Congratulations, you're a dead man." I mean, this might be the best remake of all time right? I don't like using the term masterpiece but this is pretty close to that. Ensembles are not easy to do well but Soderbergh was able to get this group of beutiful people, make a charming picture and it's got everything you want in a heist movie.