Review of Ocean's Eight (2018) by Kmac72 — 20 Jun 2018

The plot and characters partially mirror the Ocean's 11 revamp, but this female addition to the canon is its own woman: strong, layered, stylish, highly intelligent, and emotionally compelling. The events of the last 10 mins are crammed in, too rushed and should have been integrated better, but the characters and script are top notch.

Fun, very good to look at, and its nuances stay in the mind for longer than you'd expect. Outstanding cast all round, though Rihanna was underused. Really enjoyed the casual but effective use of other languages, and the sheer intelligence of the film.

Quibbles: if Lou said she would walk, why didn't she? Needed a scene to explain that away. Claude's accent slipped far more than Rose's did. And if a woman was wearing the jewels, surely Cartier would have had the sense to employ a female security guard, ex-Mossad or not? A bit dim of the men, there.