A little predictable, but entertaining fare anyway, from Oscar winner Soderbergh

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2001)

Steven Soderbergh, a really good director who (deservedly) won for Traffic, comes back with a type of film sort of remenicent of Out of Sight (mainly in style and humor which is low key but cool) but also a remake of the 1960 caper film with Frank Sinatra. Here, Clooney plays a recently released inmate who schemes with Pitt to gather up a crew total of 11 (it might seem more, I lost count) to rob three casinos in Las Vegas all owned by Garcia. It goes through the motions almost too easily, yet this movie shouldn't be taken totally seriously as how Soderbergh most likely intended. A good, enjoyable flick, not as great The Score of even the recently released Heist, but still worthwhile. Other cast members include Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Carl Reiner, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliot Gould and Julia Roberts as Clooney's ex. A-