Possible spoiler review

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 2004)

Individuals electing to watch Ocean's 11 are in for a treat. Be warned, you will likely need to watch it more than once to catch all the information. The plot moves quickly, and the set up for heist is intricate, as well as fascinating. The actual culmination of the heist is broken up though, and I found that a bit frustrating to have a review of key elements after the fact. The rapport between Brad Pitt and George Clooney is excellent. There is a distinct feeling that the cast enjoyed working together on this film. The lavish background of Las Vegas coincided quite well with the lavish theme of thievery here. If you are going to plot out the job, make it big. One thing I found interesting is there was never an estimate of what the cost of this heist was, and whether or not that figured into the net winnings of the participants. The scenes involving some young and popular sitcom actors learning poker from Brad Pitt will remain amusing to review from time to time as these up and coming actors gain notoriety in the coming years. I think that Julia Robert's role in this was understated, though. You learn very little about her character's past, present, and future. For example, how did she come to be in Vegas from New York? How did she meet Andy Garcia's character? What do they have in common, because on the surface there doesn't appear to be much. I think the only issue I have with a movie such as this is simple; a movie that entices you to think had better deliver. We are forced to use our minds as we watch this, therefore we come up with several sets of question marks about holes in the plot. Barring that, it's a entertaining ride backed by a strong Soundtrack.