Glitzy, star-studded heist caper with a dazzling cast.

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2003)

A cool, slickly directed film, Oceans 11 is one of last years most exhuberant movies. It demands close attention if you want to get the most out of it. You could watch it ten times and still have missed out on a lot of important stuff. It has it's own unique style and far exceeds the original Rat Pack version.
It has a cast of glamourous, big name actors, who do well in their parts. Matt Damon could have done with a bit more conviction here, though and his character(Linus Caldwall) doesn't properly develop. Julia Roberts is another let down here and gives a wooden and very unconvincing performance. She smiles but doesn't really act here. You'd think that she just showed up for one day of filming and for the rest of her scenes they used a wax model of her. (No-one noticed the difference)
But this is still an entertaining two hours. It's not exactly a five star movie and at times can be a bit too complicated, but overall, this is a very cool and slickly made movie. 7.3 out of 10.