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What was the original about? It wasn't a big hit or
Oscar-winning drama. Frank and the boys were working the nightclubs of Vegas,
and with little to do during the day except sit in the steam rooms, they
decided to make a movie.
"The first movie is remembered, probably more
for who was in it" than for what it was, said director Steven Soderbergh, who
won the best director Oscar last year for drama "Traffic". But before any
moviegoer gets the idea that this new "Ocean's Eleven" has Oscar aspirations,
it doesn't. It, too, is all about good-looking movie stars having a good time.
The story picks up when Danny is released on bail. He heads to Las
Vegas looking to regain his girl, and pick up a little money by robbing
Benedict, who owns the Bellagio, MGM Grand and the Mirage hotel and casinos, of
$160 million.
Though this film is about a group of con men looking to
rob Las Vegas casinos it bears little resemblance to the first. ``Those other
guys really had their own vibe,'' said Pitt, ''and we didn't dare try to
emulate that.''
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The movie is slick
from the beginning to the end. Perhaps that is the downfall, though there are a
few surprises you now that nothing is really going to go wrong. At least in the
original somebody dies, which is how they thought of getting the money out of
the desert. There are some oddities to muse over. Why for instance has Don
Cheadle, the Sammy Davis spot, got an Australian cockney acccent. Beats me. I
must say however that the camera work is great, the colours are wild and vivid,
just like Las Vegas.
In essence this movie tries to carry the spirit of
the original. Famous faces in a feel good script with nothing important to say
about anything. Worth a visit. |
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| Director |
Steven
Soderbergh |
George Clooney |
Danny
Ocean |
| Producer |
Jerry
Weintraub |
Brad
Pitt |
Dusty
Ryan |
| Writing |
George
Clayton Johnson |
Don
Cheadle |
Roscoe
Means |
| Production |
Warner
Bros. |
Andy
Garcia |
Harry
Benedict |
| Cert./Runtime |
127
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Julia
Roberts |
Tess
Ocean |
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starring Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Lennox
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