Ocean's Thirteen - Movie Review (Theater)

The only hotelier in Los Vegas who can claim that each and every one of his establishments have earned the Royal Review Board's Five Diamond Award, Willy Bank has made more than his share of enemies during his impressive ascent. While most of Bank's adversaries amount to little more than the occasional nuisance, however, this powerful player is about to find out that picking your enemies in Las Vegas can be a true gamble. In betraying Rueben Tishkoff, Bank has finally crossed the one man who could bring his entire empire crumbling to the ground - Danny Ocean. Now Rueben is in critical condition, and Ocean is determined to strike back at the man who nearly murdered his mentor. Bank may have taken down one of the original Ocean's Eleven, but his efforts only managed to unite the remaining ten closer than ever before. As the opening of Bank's newest casino draws near, Danny and the crew set into motion a bold plan to humiliate the cocksure casino owner and forever tarnish his spotless reputation.

This was a very good third film in the series. There was a nice balance of a new plot with links to previous plotlines from the first two films. That said, it would be a good idea to see the first two films before you see this one. Since it had the same formula as the previous films (a bunch of guys pull off an impossible heist), I'll give it a ding on originality. However, it was sufficiently funny and entertaining to make up for that shortcoming. The fact that all of the major characters from the last film (including a surprising ally) came back together for another go-around, adds to the credibility of this franchise and makes me wonder if they'll just keep cranking out the films until we stop watching. I certainly wouldn't mind seeing another one and I'm still amazed that a film with this many big name actors works as well as it does (with no noticeable power struggles). Bottom line - if you liked the first two, you won't be disappointed.

Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Al Pacino

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