Great crime with excellent character balance.

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2014)

For me, an integer is not specific enough to grade a movie. I really would have given this movie an 8.5, but decided to round down since an 8 still brings the overall rating up. This is the best crime movie I have seen as well as the most successful one ever, most likely due to the cast. I think the cast is quite good and embody their characters convincingly (apart from George Clooney, but that's a personal opinion). The thing that really makes this picture stand out, apart from the very well thought out burglary, is the balance of characters. No character is given too little screen time or too small a role in the robbery. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for most movies, even Twelve and Thirteen. Everyone will probably have a character that they love and one that they hate because of their diverse personalities. For me, the only character I didn't really like was Danny Ocean. The Benedict blow-over is perfectly thought out and yet perfectly impossible at the same time. The subplot of Danny, Tess, and Terry Benedict's relationship is emphasized enough to attract viewers that might otherwise not choose to watch the movie, but not too much to turn away people that would have otherwise enjoyed the story. There is a good amount of humor in it, especially from the parts with less famous actors like the Malloy brothers, Livingston, and Basher. The twists are so utterly simple and genius that it's funny how well Benedict falls into a trap that he almost weaves himself. For anyone who likes a good laugh or a good plot, Ocean's Eleven is worth a watch.