Somewhere in between Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve

Rating: 7/10 (10 June 2007)

Ocean's Eleven was a splendid movie, in which the gang has invented the most ingenious heist ever. In Ocean's Twelve the heist was actually a fist fight in a train, which cleverly mocked the first part. What makes both movies similar is the fact that they both have a script with a climax and a plot twist which is actually the nicest part in a movie of that kind.
This is actually what disappointed me in Ocean's Thirteen. It has no climax and no plot twist. There are many small tricks that are taking place on screen, and the movie creates a feeling of complexity not because there is something really complex, but because there are many things to follow and keep in mind at the same time. And this is the only major drawback of Ocean's Thirteen  the linear and steady development of the story, with no "jumpy" parts.
Leaving this behind, the movie is great. The humor is very clever and also wins the audience with the fact that it is trying to be different from the previous parts and to integrate more complex and fresh jokes, which is something not many films manage to do. All the actors are as good as they always were  worthy of watching over and over, the atmosphere is nice and relaxing.
On the whole, the last part of trilogy is worthy of standing proud next to its two older brothers... or sisters.