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Title:
Ocean's Eleven
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts,
Matt Damon, Don Cheadle
Aired: December 7, 2001
Official Site: oceans11.net
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Steven
Soderbergh has added another jewel to his crown of great movies.
"Ocean's Eleven" is one hell of a heist film, and
this film has one hell of a cast.
Soderbergh
and star George Clooney brought an amazing group of people
together and pulled it off. Clooney stars in the Frank Sinatra
role of Danny Ocean in what is not really a ramake but more
of a reinvisioning of the original by the same name.
The
day Ocean gets out of jail he is on the phone to some of his
old gang and has a plan to rob three casino's in one night
in Las Vegas.
With
that set he now has to get his crew together. Brad Pitt, Don
Cheadle, Matt Damon, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner and
Casey Affleck make up the group along with a couple of others.
The group is bankrolled by Elliot Gould and the plan is set
in motion.
The
idea is to rob the vault in the Bellagio which also houses
the money from the MGM Grand and the Mirage. The owner of
all three just happens to be played by Andy Garcia and he
is dating Ocean's ex-wife played by Julia Roberts.
This
film is shot with expertice and Soderbergh is able to make
sure all of the stars get screen time. He also gives the audience
what it wants, slo-motion, close-ups of hot stars in cool
clothes and great scenes with great lines.
The
pacing of the film is deliberate and calm, much like "Out
of Sight" which also starred Clooney and Cheadle, and
is a must see film. Soderbergh also shoots the film from many
different perspectives, sometimes you feel like you are watching
it as an audience member, other times you feel like you are
a certain character.
Soderbergh
is as much of a star as the actors on the screen. "Ocean's
Eleven" is well worth gambling on.
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