Review of Ocean's Thirteen (2007) by Bradley W — 09 Apr 2012

Ocean's Thirteen is the final film in the Ocean's trilogy and directed by Steven Sodenburg, and although I had some problems with the film, it overall was a delightful end to a great series. The plot is still way too confusing for its own good and its not the kind of film that has to be this complicated but somehow I was still able to piece it together.

The plot also felt a bit rushed, as if they were only making this to tie up loose ends and just say goodbye, but at the same time it was feeling smart, funny, and worth watching at the same time so I overall had mixed feelings about the script.

The ensemble cast is still all here and still enjoyable, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, and the rest of them, including newcomer Al Pacino who was brilliantly cast as the villain and made was another reason this film felt different from the others but also reminded me of the greatness of the original.

The film was great mix of a heist and revenge film, which we haven't seen in the series until this final installment which I personally thing did very well. I did have some problems, like the ending that felt kind of stale and did not really show the friendship that bonded between this team, and taking out Julia Roberts character was a mistake, but these are just small pet peeves I had and did not take away from the films good points.

There was not much to say about this film other than it was a good movie and I enjoyed it more than the second film, and it was a great way to end this fun and smart trilogy.