Ocean's Thirteen [PG]

When Reuben is double-crossed by his prospective business partner, Willy Bank, Danny Ocean and his crew decide to engage in a little revenge heist. Unfortunately the times have changed and there have been massive advances in hotel and casino security that both Danny and Rusty deem the mission next to impossible. But determination spurs the team to make the impossible possible, even if it means turning to a previous heist target for help. 

Well I suppose there’s not really a lot more to say about these movies is there? All our favourite, and not-so-favourite characters are back reprising their roles so practically everywhere you turn there’s a familiar face, it almost makes you feel like you’re there amongst all the action. The heist isn’t as elaborate as this film’s predecessor, but there is still a good deal of plot misdirection and confusion to be taken from it all. At the end of the day this movie is fine, as fine as any of the others or any other thief movie for that matter. Unfortunately this particular subgenre of movie is not one that really impresses me or appeals to me all the much, which would probably explain why I was never really all that keen to watch Ocean’s Eleven let alone Twelve and Thirteen. It would also explain why, unlike other films, I can’t commit quotes or scenes or anything from them to memory, they just don’t stay with me. 

When Reuben is double-crossed by his prospective business partner, Willy Bank, Danny Ocean and his crew decide to engage in a little revenge heist. Unfortunately the times have changed and there have been massive advances in hotel and casino security that both Danny and Rusty deem the mission next to impossible. But determination spurs the team to make the impossible possible, even if it means turning to a previous heist target for help. 

The fast-paced script keeps the film flowing along very well and the clever use of split screen into multiples, as many as three on the go, gives this particular movie a rather 70s hustler movie type feel to it. 

The separate stories that make up the whole this time around are a little more obvious, which therefore leaves the film without that level of critical interest that was the real star of the second movie. Maybe it was because all the tricks were used in the other films, leaving this one to do the same old song and dace, but the better part of this film’s story was predictable even the intended twists of the plot. Not really much that I can think of to comment on. 

Starring George Clooney. Brad Pitt, Eddie Izzard, Bernie Mac, Andy Garcia, Elliott Gould, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Eddie Jamison, Shaobo Qin, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner, Vincent Cassel, and Al Pacino, Ocean’s Thirteen is a fine and intriguing movie filled with action, cool technology and gadgets, and comedy. I think by this stage I’m just a little over them and the novelty has sort of worn off, but you know that’s just me.