Review of Ocean's Eight (2018) by Dufreshest — 27 Jun 2018

Ocean's 8: Why Re-hash?

Cinematography: 6/10 There are some stiff camera motions throughout the film. At times, I feel like the camera work can be a lot simpler and still bring about the sought after effects- perhaps even better.

Costume Design: 8.912/10 Fashion is a key component in Ocean's 8. Everyone is set to dress well. It's one of the most important parts of the finale and the film overall. .

Film Editing: 6/10 I feel as though a few scenes could have been replaced with other scenes. I'm not even talking about complicated scenes either. To name an example, 9 Ball does the same motion in back-to-back scenes (with her eye glasses during the scene with the projector). To me, that feels like it should be a one-time moment before engaging another angle of the scene with a different motion.

Make-up and Hair-styling: 8.912/10 There's no way of getting around the fashion appeal Ocean's 8 is meant to have - even 9 Ball comes through fresh in the end. .

Sound Editing: 8.1/10 As a stand alone process, the sound editing works very well. In conjunction with the film, I find the sound editing to work better during interior scenes than exterior scenes. Am I the only one thinking of the Seinfeld theme song during the film? .

Visual Effects: 6/10 I find myself thinking of Spy Kids during a lot of the high tech glasses scenes instead of focusing on the point of the glasses.

Story: 5.498/10 Impetus. Impetus. Impetus. Why isn't Lou attempting to make Debbie Ocean a criminal again? The story feels like everyone is re-meeting each other to think of creating another Ocean's film then shares the footage of their thinking process as though a daydream. I do not find the story as immersive or clever as the other Ocean films. Why does Ocean's 8 feel like a reminiscing of the Ocean's series from a person thinking of placing primarily females in thieving roles? .

Acting: 7/10 There's a strong inconsistency throughout the film which is wild because each acting partner reaches a very achievable high point which I think each of them is capable of maintaining throughout the film. That's a beauty of the Ocean films prior- the consistency of the acting and tones. At times, I find certain elements of the acting to be snarky and imbalanced. .

Personal: One of my friend's doesn't understand my excitement watching a trailer of Ocean's 8. I'm preparing to meet a cast of all women with no re-hashes from the past. The Toussaint is not the Bellagio, the MGM Grand, and the Mirage. There is no Terry Benedict. There is no Le Marque. There is no Night Fox. Honestly, there should never be lasers in an Ocean's film again after Night Fox. I don't mean to sound harsher than my ratings. I just feel like Ocean's 8 is attempting to fill faces and old spaces instead of creating an entirely different Ocean's film. Now I'm going to research famous female thieves. .

Overall: 7.053/10.

-K.D.

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