Almost as fun as the first.

Rating: 9/10 (8 January 2008)

Nothing could really live up to the magic of the first film in the franchise, but this one definitely comes close. It's a hell of a lot of fun with the same witty, hilarious style that I loved in the first two but this one raises the stakes just a bit. The heist is bigger...but they also aren't really stealing anything for themselves so it's a bit anticlimactic. This one is probably the most original of the series and also the most outrageous. I mean Casey Affleck freaking out and starting a worker's strike at a Mexican dice-making factory? And then Scott Caan being sent to stop him only to be seen throwing a Molotov cocktail at the police? It doesn't get much better than that, and I was laughing until the tears came. The cast is brilliant as always with everyone from George Clooney and Brad Pitt to Casey Affleck and Eddie Izzard delivering knockout performances. Al Pacino is the perfect addition as the villain this time around and he plays the part like he was made for it. It's clear that everyone had a lot of fun making Ocean's Thirteen and that sheds through to a wild, hilarious and immensely enjoyable ride for the viewer.