Good but not great.

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2002)

I have to admit I went into Ocean's Eleven with high expectations after having seen the previous Soderbergh- Clooney collaboration "Out of Sight" and recognised it for the modern classic that it is. All in all, I enjoyed the movie. It was well paced by Soderbergh (any more of some of the minor characters such as the Mormon Brothers and they would have got annoying), with excellent performances by Clooney and Pitt, and finally completed by an ace David Holmes soundtrack. However, reflecting on the film afterwards, I realised some of its gaping plot holes. Damon's transformation from bungling amatuer to suave super-thief in a matter of minutes was highly unbelievable, despite a fine performance Julia Roberts was wooden (although to be fair it was an underwritten role) and the less said about Don Cheadle's cockney accent the better - what's wrong with casting a real Brit? Also, you'd think that the casino could have hired a security guard who wasn't fooled when a character simply changed their appearance by changing clothes or wearing a different hairstyle? However, it was enjoyable, although I wouldn't recommend seeing it any more than twice.
7 out of 10.