This movie is fun!

Rating: 7/10 (8 December 2001)

While it's true that this film is not likely to be nominated for an Oscar, who cares. Not only is the premise--knocking off three Las Vegas casinos--a great escapist story line; but more importantly, the story telling is interesting. The pace does slow a bit after all the characters are introduced, but it picks up again rather quickly, and the second half of the movie--planning and executing the heist--is just plain fun. Julia Roberts fans are likely to be disappointed--first, because there wasn't more of her, and second, because she had only one good line in the whole film. On the other hand, "mature" movie-goers will probably get a kick seeing some faces they haven't seen for awhile (Elliott Gould and Carl Reiner). Bottom line: Not as exciting as the last two minutes of a Chicago Bears game this season, but definitely worth the price of admission.