An excellent remake of a film which people thought couldn't be re-made.

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2003)

Not going to go into the plot. It's a good all round entertainment film, with interest, excitement and plot. Stars abound, they all do their bit and make the whole experience more enjoyable.
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I have only two criticisms. The little love story within takes us away from the rest of the story. Perhaps it adds a touch of "Got ya!" to the bad guy, but is he a bad guy? Not really. A businessman with a focused personality perhaps.
The other one is that burning question...How do they get the money out of Vegas? This isn't explored, but left to the imagination. I have a feeling they script writers couldn't think up a way of doing it without falling over their highly technological script. More than once the issue is raised about being stuck in the middle of the desert, and no solution is forthcoming. Perhaps Ocean's Eleven II is yet to come out with "Did Danny's followers at the end of the film do anything?" or "Here's how they got the cash out of Vegas".

All that said, it's one of the first films I've watched in a long time which had very little violence, swearing, nudity, sex or the abuse of drugs or alcohol. Not that I care one way another if the film is good, but it's extremely refreshing to think that Hollywood can produce a hit with the above qualities.
Even Julia Roberts doesn't quite get a chance to cry!
All in all a great film. I gave it 9/10, taking into account the plot failings above. I highly recommend it to all the family.