Review of Ocean's Eleven (2001) by Michael C — 14 Jan 2013

Here's a super entertaining popcorn-flick that tries nothing more than to entertain you, and succeeds. The cast is awesome and huge and includes Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, and Julia Roberts.

The film is about eleven men who plan a massive heist/robbery on a vault containing 150 million dollars hidden underneath a Las Vegas casino. Their plan is pretty much foolproof and just shows you how much thought the screenwriter put into this film.

This isn't your typical heist or even action film; it's smart and knows exactly what it's doing every step of the way. My favorite scene is at the end: I won't say exactly what it is, since that would completely give the ending away, but the soothing song "Clair de Lune" plays, which makes for a really great scene that rewards the viewer.

I'm not a fan of Steven Soderbergh's other work, and in fact I think he's quite overrated, but this film proved me wrong about him. This is a fine film that thoroughly entertains from beginning to end.