Good, but inferior to the first two

Rating: 8/10 (2 September 2008)

In my opinion, "Ocean's 11" and "12" were two of the most fun and entertaining films I have ever seen. "12" was especially ingenious and brilliant, especially and viewing it multiple times. "Ocean's Thirteen" is not a bad film by any means, and it manages to entertain very well and provide a lot of laughs.
Several aspects of this film make it inferior to the first two movies, however. First of all, the plot element of the team trying to make a hotel rater's stay at Mr. Bank's hotel miserable sort of made me feel negatively about this film. This was an almost disgusting section of the movie (poisoning his food and putting lice on his bed) that could have been done in a less disturbing way. Also, what's with the character of the Night Fox in this film? In the previous film, he was a smart and clever character, and here he is simply made to look like an idiot. The writers could have done much better here. Most of the regular cast is good in this film, as usual. Al Pacino, though he makes a fine addition to the series, is not himself here. He neither acts nor sounds like his old self. It's hard to believe this is the same person from "The Godfather" movies. Not really a bad film, but had it been better, the "Ocean's" films could have been an absolutely perfect series. Still worthwhile and fun.
*** out of ****