Didn't really engage my attention

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2002)

After seeing this movie, I thought, "This guy directed Erin Brockovich?!? What HAPPENED??!!??" With a cast like this, I thought that it would have to be good, but I came out of the theater with a greater liking for the original Rat Pack version. I thought that this version just never seemed to get off the ground, or maybe I just didn't care if these people pulled off the job or not. I did like Andy Garcia's performance, but it required not much more than looking dark and threatening. Matt Damon was a big blah and the Cockney guy drove me nuts. Who the heck is he? He reminds me of the balloon pilot in The Mummy Returns and he drove me nuts too. I was impressed by Brad Pitt, however. I can't stand the guy in every movie I've seen him in, but in this he wasn't the brooding or smirking jerk that he usually is. And for this George Clooney fan, I was disappointed that he didn't really make me get involved in the movie. Oh, well. At least I have O Brother Where Art Thou to watch!
5/10 (I like some slick, empty-headed movies, but this just wasn't one of them)