A mini 'Ocean's 11'

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2008)

I had above-average expectations of this movie (that is to say I was hoping it would do more than just entertain me!) and to begin with I was afraid it would be a massive disappointment. I'm not sure of the timescale exactly, but the first 'section' seemed very slow-moving and frankly rather dull. But credit to the whole crew: it picked up very nicely in line with the excitement of the college students and their professor heading for Vegas, and his descent into 'insanity' certainly stirred feelings of frustration from me.
Beyond the quality of the story and its realisation, Spacey is in fine form, as is a rather menacing Laurence Fishburne. The younger actors are unquestionably good, and a semi-naked Kate Bosworth is always worth a look! Hang on in through the initial brush-strokes: the outline is boring, but the colours are dazzling.