Great movies, near perfect shots and brilliant cast.

Rating: 10/10 (24 November 2008)

Oceans Thirteen is the next chapter to the Oceans series which started off with the revived Oceans Eleven, that led to Oceans Twelve. It features a star studded lineup of very famous actors such as George Clooney, the irresistible to women, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, the hilarious Bernie Mac, Al Pacino and Andy Garcia. They star in one of the best films I've watched, 'Oceans Thirteen'. The performances by all the actors is utterly brilliant, I give many credits to the script writers and the actors for doing an astounding performance. The women were left out on this heist, so Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones was replaced by newer actors.
The Plot follows all the normality's of a Hollywood produced film, problems are told in the beginning, they find a way to fix it and they do the plan. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his group who are now nicknamed "Oceans 13", plan to rob a 'high rollers' casino which 500 million US is situated! They all play funny and serious characters like Bernie Mac who is a casino game salesman and Brad Pitt who is a Seismologist (think earthquakes). This movie does the heist is funnier than previous Ocean films, but doesn't lose it seriousness. It is set in the worlds stage show, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The acting is exceptionally brilliant, the whole cast did an amazing job, exception to Brad Pitt. Pitt still played his lazy way as he does in all the Oceans films. Pitt starts the plans but never has a big part. The smaller, unknown actors do a better job in the movie than Pitt. He does aid to the funniness of this movie. There are also many amazing stunts and acts done to keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. Such as the 'grease' mans elevator extravaganza.
They plan an overcomplicated job at robbing the casino, it is an action packed plan with originality and funny remarks throughout the film. They still have a small link back to the original Oceans 11 that had Frank Sinatra in it, by mentioning old schemes in codenames like 'Susan B. Anthony' which gives many of us no clue what they are up to, which gives it a perfect amount of suspense in an action movie. But it does have a small touch of love done by actors Matt Damon and Ellen Barkin, she is the casino owners secretary.
The director Steven Soderbergh has done this movie perfectly, using the best camera shots possible and helping to make the plot crystal clear so the viewer does not leave with questions such as, what if they hadn't done this or if the actors were at the top of their game.
I give this film 10 stars, for the acting all the cast members did, the brilliant plot, the great director and script writers, BRAVO! To this astonishingly good film. Well appointed actors + a well written plot ÷ a little bit of love x humor = BRILLIANT. A well made, great film which is highly recommended by myself.