No Scenes Of Them Counting The Money. Flat Ending.

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2001)

Good performances by George Clooney and Carl Reiner. SPOILER: The ending was flat. There were no scenes of ya-hoo nor hurrah after they pulled off the heist. No scenes of them counting the money. And we do not get to see all the money they stolen afterwards. There was no emotional nor dramatic pay-off for the audience. What really unnerved me was that old let's-move-the-camera-fast around the room trick. The cameo appearance of Angie Dickinson was all to quick and then the camera rushed over to Wayne Newton. I would have loved to have seen Angie Dickinson a little bit more than just a blink of an eye. They should have given Ms. Dickinson a good, juicy role to play in this film. I missed other cameos too. They must have been all too quick. I am all for happy endings, but the very last scene ("three to six months later") was dull. Only a sequel could make up for it. Could they make a sequel? Would we love to see this cast together again make another casino heist? You betcha! But considering all the trouble and red tape it took to get this film made and the voluntary pay cuts the actors allowed to help get this film made, I think a sequel is highly unlikely. I hope a DVD version or a special video version will ADD more unseen scenes INTO the film.