Sunday, June 19, 2011

Ocean's Thirteen

The thing I personally love the most about "Ocean's Thirteen" is that it's a return to form. We see the characters as we remember them, masterful planners and thieves who work together as a cohesive unit so smoothly, but also allowing themselves to poke fun at each other. Not like in "Ocean's 12" where they seemed to be written by different people and had to get bailed out by the kid's mother of all people. The whole plot hinges on showing how much camaraderie the characters have for each other and the lengths they go to for hurting the man who wronged one of them. It's also sweet that the setting is Las Vegas again since that is the true environment for a gang such as them (not like in "Ocean's 12" where it seemed like an excuse to go to Europe for pretty landscapes' sake). Not to mention the plan coming to together is amazing and jaw-droppingly satisfying. The end also shows how much they're gentlemen thieves who only wrong those who seem to deserve it. Greatness.

Like 11 of this guy, only a lot less megalomaniacal and much more of this guy:

No comments:

Post a Comment