"Ted Nugent called... he wants his shirt back."

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2003)

Steven Soderbergh has had one of the most unique ideas in the history of cinema. Instead of taking a great film and remaking it into a mediocre update, which has been done hundreds of times, he takes a mediocre film and makes it easily one of the most entertaining films in quite a few years. Take a bunch of really exceptional actors (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Carl Reiner, Don Cheadle, etc.) and put them together and let them enjoy making a really fun movie with Ted Griffin's sparkling dialogue, Soderbergh's expert direction, and not to forget David Holmes' terrific score and you've got a great movie. A wonderfully good time at the movies. And don't miss the end credits where it reads: "Introducing Julia Roberts as Tess", a terrific inside joke.