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Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2002)

Imagine if you will an all-star cast. Now imagine that same cast doing what they do best--act. Ocean's 11 is not like that.
Don't get me wrong now, I didn't say they didn't know how to act--I said Ocean's 11 is different if you didn't want the hassle of figuring out what the actors were trying to get across to the audience.
Having said that...Ocean's 11 is a nifty little robbery flick that is fun to watch and great for a lazy Saturday night. In fact, the whole atmosphere has that Saturday Night draw, so it would be difficult thinking otherwise.

George Clooney stars as a con just out of prison getting ready to pull another score. Brad Pitt stars as his buddy getting the whole thing set up. It's really great watching these two guys playing against one another. They have instant chemistry on the screen and are complimented by all the other slowly introduced actors in the story--Matt Damon, Andy Garci, Julia Roberts, Carl Reiner, Elliot Gould...etc. They are all fantastic.

One thing though: If you ever wondered what ever happened to Vincent Mancini in Godfather III--look no more--he dumped Imobolare to work in Las Vegas. Of course I'm talking about Andy Garcia as the bad guy. I don't think I've seen Garcia since G3 so it was a surprise to see that he was playing the same type of character which led me to believe that his career was nothing but a big type-casting event. It wasn't until recently that I realized he did other things other than Vincent Mancini roles. I guess that's a tidbit that's neither here or there.
The sets on Ocean 11 were very well conceived. The color, lighting and audio was the usual Hollywood splendor. There's really nothing bad to say about this movie. I would give it a 7/10