Review of Ocean's Thirteen (2007) by Davidm — 12 Jun 2007

While 'Thirteen' is better than 'Twelve' by a far stretch, it is still not as much snappy fun as 'Eleven'. The scheme is at least more focused than in the previous installment, but the heist maneuvering is still on the ludicrous side.

The fun of 'Eleven' was not figuring out how they pulled it off, it was watching them actually doing it. 'Thirteen' was also so fast paced that each character's quirky and individual personalities had no time to bounce off one another.

Al Pacino was similarly wasted as a smug creep, a species that is probably quite commonly found in Vegas strip moguls. He rants a few times to remind us he's Pacino, but otherwise his character is very one-dimensional.

Ellen Barkin, unfortunately, was given no character. She is simply the only female unlucky enough to represent her gender in the movie (television cameos aside), and it that regard she is just there to be seduced anyways.

Rent this movie once it slides off the "New Releases" shelf and you'll get your money's worth.