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Ocean's Thirteen
Dropping Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts from the cast list, but signing up the smaller matter of Al Pacino instead, the rest of the players remain broadly intact. So it’s George Clooney’s Danny Ocean who leads the team of cons, supported by Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Carl Reiner. And it’s the easy chemistry between these and the rest of the team that underpin what makes Ocean’s 13 such an enjoyable ride. The plot pits Ocean and his gang against Al Pacino’s ruthless casino boss, and while the script perhaps lacks the cleverness and dense plotting that worked so well in the first adventure, it still leaves plenty of room for outright entertainment. The end result is an easy-to-enjoy caper, that’s not the equal of Ocean’s 11, yet far superior to Ocean’s 12. And considering it was released in the midst of a summer where threequels generally weren’t too well received, Ocean’s 13 arrives in fine shape, and rounds off the trilogy with real panache. --Jon Foster
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
It comes as something of a relief to find that Ocean’s 13 eases itself back to the charm and suave, sophisticated swagger that underpinned the first in what’s become a trilogy of capers. And for those who endured the self-indulgent mess that was Ocean’s 12, this latest and final entry in the franchise is a very welcome treat, proving very much that lessons were learnt.
well oceans 11 was good this however...
Review date: 2008-11-07 Rating: 2 out of 10
well first i heard of oceans was when i saw oceans 11 and i throught 12 was...O.K. but then i heard oceans 13 was coming out i was like wooh yea ill go see it with my m8s....that was a mistake in the end 2 of the 3 of use feel asleep and i stayed awake coz i paid £3.00 for my ticket in the other oceans the biulding up was good and kept you intrested but in this 1 its not even there its a shocking film expcet maybe the end i surpose
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Reviews
'The moment you become embarrassed of who you are you lose yourself'
Review date: 2008-10-26 Rating: 2 out of 10
A trite line from the film but one which resonates as it sums up the whole experience. You know those dire, bland early 70s films where a lot goes off and nothing happens, time seems to drag on forever and you begin to stare oblivion in the face? Ocean's 13 pays perfect homage to these movies.
Even Vincent Cassell has had any semblance of character drained from him. Julian Sands, the patron saint of bad movies, turns up to officially declare it a turkey. I can't help but think that this was all deliberate on Soderbergh's part to ensure the studio didn't ask him to make any more. Ocean's 11 & 12 might only have been what Hitchcock would have described as 'baubles' but they were at least entertaining.
Bottom of the Ocean
Review date: 2008-09-30 Rating: 2 out of 10
I watched Ocean 11 (which I thought was good) but couldnt remember if I had seen Ocean 12. I watched Ocean 13 last night and its utter tripe! Its soooooooo predictable, the characters are too arrogant and smug to care about. They buy 2 channel tunnel diggers for about $60m (yeah right!) and transport them to the US and dig under Vegas (yeah right!). The acting is wooden, the film is one dimensional, there is no tension, no sense of will they pull it off or not and no sense of danger to the gang. Al Pacino isnt nearly menacing enough. Verdict : dont bother!
Oh, I remembered I havent seen Ocean 12 but I dont think I've missed anything.
Hopefully there won't be an Oceans Fourteen
Review date: 2008-08-22 Rating: 2 out of 10
What a useless, boring, waste of time and money! That's me hiring the dvd because of earlier reviews. I refused to watch the two previous films, based on the fact that I can't think of a remake of anything which is anywhere near the quality of the originals. That 2 more in this series have been released only tells me some people will watch anything if the 'big names' are on display.
I suppose those names were paid big money to appear - which seems to me to be what they did - 'appear' - 'cos I certainly saw very little acting going on throughout the film.
Brad Pitt only ever manages one sentence - except for an amazing moment two thirds of the way through the film when I caught him in a scene with about 6 sentences. The rest of his tenure was to walk around the set, say 'yes' or 'no' or 'sure' and that was it! I hope he donated his fee to charity.
Clooney does a Roger Moore, rasing a well-groomed eyebrow as he, too, seems to watch the others in the cast doing as little as possible.
A terrible waste of space. Bring back Bourne - at least Matt Damon earned the 1 star I have given this film. If he hadn't appeared, I'd have been looking for a minus qualification.
fast, furious and nonsensical
Review date: 2008-08-19 Rating: 6 out of 10
Well, here's the good news; Ocean's Thirteen is very definitely better than the self-satisfied Ocean's Twelve which preceded it. This time around the team have returned to the Vegas location of the first film. Elliott Gould's character (the names still fly past so quickly I can never catch them) has been stiffed in a deal by old Vegas hand Willie Bank (a very strange `performance' by Al Pacino) and nearly died as a result. Needless to say, the team gets back together to swindle Bank out of a fortune at the opening of his new hotel.
Cue a blur of funny wigs, frighteningly fast and incoherent exposition, dead ends, the spending of an implausible amount of money, and one impressively obvious false nose. It is easy to forget that the original was a tight, clever heist thriller with a twist very few saw coming. In Ocean's Thirteen, the heist isn't really a heist at all, just everything but the kitchen sink thrown into the plot and mixed around. Also, it's a good job there aren't any surprises- the dialogue is very difficult to follow at times.
Having said that, it's enjoyable enough in its own way, as long as you just sit back and enjoy the ride. In-jokes are ticked off (although what film Ellen Barkin thought she was in I'm not sure), characters make their expected entrance, and at the end all's right with the world. Just don't ask me how they managed to conceal not one but two Channel Tunnel diggers somewhere under the Vegas strip.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Andy Garcia
George Clooney
Elliott Gould
Ellen Barkin
Matt Damon
Creators:
George Clooney (Primary Contributor)
Elliott Gould (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
EAN: 7321902182216
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-11-05
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 122 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007
Language: English (Original Language)