Ocean's Thirteen

The definition of a nice film. Ocean's Thriteen is a perfect compromise between the greatness that was Ocean's Eleven and the utter let down that was Ocean's Twelve, thirteen fit nicely in the middle. Given that writing this review may be somewhat arduous becuase I did not have particularly strong feelings about the movie either way. I can say that it is nice to have all those guys making films together, they all work really well together. The key to the cohesion is the closeness between Clooney and Pitt. They have several alone moments together where the audience is catching them mid-conversation and those moments are just gold. They are discussing issues that come up amongst married people like any other pair of guy friends would, except these two are in the midst of trying to pull off the biggest con ever.

In addition to the original twelve, including Andy Garcia, this time around Pacino is added to play the heel. The caper goes like this. Saul, played by Elliot Gould, against the wishes of all of his friends and trusted callegues enters into a business partnership with Willie Bank, Pacino, a multiple Casino owner with a shark's reputation for screwing over his business partners. Bank strikes again and screws Saul out of their deal and leaves in near financial ruin, the shock of this betrayl leads to Saul's cardiac arrest. With Saul near death Danny Ocean, Clooney, assemblies his crew the ten remaining members of his crew to take down Bank and make thier friend healthy and whole again.

I really don't want to get into the nuances of the con, but it is elaborate, detailed, and expensive. That said all things come up aces in the end, and well go see the movie. It is a fun ride with lots of subtle humor to go along with the obvious gags. Everyone is great as usual and as I stated earlier the story moves a lot more smoothly with this one than the previous film. It can not compare to the original, but Ocean's Thirteen will definately make for a fun night out.

GRADE - B