Clooney and the gang in one great heist

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2004)

Ocean's Eleven premiered when I was a senior in high school, and I got to say that the film is excellent in every way making it one of the best films of 2001. George Clooney plays Danny Ocean, out on parole and decides to lead a heist on three Las Vegas casinos owned by Terry Benedict(Andy Garcia). He hires Rusty (Brad Pitt), Basher (Don Cheadle), Frank Catton (Bernie Mac), Linus (Matt Damon) and others to help out with the heist. As much as splitting 160 million dollars in 11 way was a problem, there is another problem along the way: Tess, played by Julia Roberts, happens to be dating Terry Benedict. Taking money from the person he's robbing is one thing, now Danny is after Tess as well. What really excites me about Ocean's 11 is that it is the type of movie that never lets the audience down. It's funny, dramatic and none the less, thrilling. The actors are pitched perfect, the dialog is sharp and every scene in the film never gets out of your mind.