Slick & A Bit Too Technical, But Okay

Rating: Null/10 (2 July 2006)

This re-make of the 1950s classic that starred "The Rat Pack," is a slickly- packaged film and not bad....pretty good, in fact. Yet, with all these stars in here, one can't help but feel this could have been a whole lot better. Boy, this is Liberal heaven with George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Elliot Gould, Carl Reiner, etc.
The story is a bit too technical in spots with little time for the viewer to digest the heist plan with all its intricacies. The characters are fun to watch, however. Heist stories are usually fun but make us root for the "bad guys," which is perverse. Overall, okay entertainment but nothing memorable. One thing for sure: it's a whole lot better than the recent sequel.