Trapped by the very conventions it created, Ocean's Thirteen is a disappointing fake. One last job? Sure… but it's a hack job.
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06/08/07
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
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Reviews Counted:192
Fresh:133
Rotten:59
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Ocean's Thirteen reverts to the formula of the first installment, and the result is another slick and entertaining heist film.
Theatrical Release:08-06-2007
Synopsis: The third installment of Steven Soderbergh's slick, star-studded heist series just might be the best, as Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and company pull off another elaborate caper, this time in the... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Reviews for Ocean's Thirteen
1 - 20 (sorted by rotten rating; UK critics are listed first)
There is one small bit of good news about Ocean's Thirteen: it's not as bad as Ocean's Twelve. But when you consider just how dismal the latter was, this nugget will hardly be cause for rejoicing.
06/08/07
Returning to Las Vegas but losing its winning streak, Ocean's Thirteen lets Soderbergh and the boys take a final bow while proving it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
06/08/07
Top CriticFantastically smug, empty picture, which comes complete with a nasty-tasting dab of misogyny.
06/09/07
Top CriticBut while it’s an improvement on the last movie, Ocean’s 12, it’s not quite in the same league as the first film, Ocean’s 11, principally because the storyline is the same and the sheer buzz of seeing so many megastars sharing the same screen has worn off
06/08/07
Marks a return to form after the self-indulgent tomfoolery of its globe-hopping predecessor, even if the revenge heist scenario now feels very tired.
05/28/07
You can beat the house and you can break the bank, but sequels always get long odds on defeating the law of diminishing returns -- yet Ocean’s Thirteen just about pulls it off.
06/06/07
Top CriticThematically, though, this is an improvement on its forebears, mainly due to the way it deals – much like Scorsese’s best work – with the archaic nature of the criminal set.
06/08/07
Top CriticThis is Soderbergh’s point: that fiendishly clever new gadgets can work with old-fashioned morals to brilliant effect. We forget that at our peril. This point alone is reason enough why Ocean’s Thirteen is the best of Soderbergh’s heists.
05/25/07
Top CriticFunny, finely-tuned and flashier than an Essex boy on a night out in Romford . . . GO SEE!
06/08/07
Better than the disastrous sequel.
06/19/07
Sure, it couldn't be much more self-indulgent, but the fun is infectious.
06/02/07
As ever the chemistry between the lads -- especially Clooney and Pitt -- keeps the rhythm snappy, and this time, the emphasis on friendship and loyalty makes them easy to root for.
06/05/07
Top CriticIt's watchable, colorful and intermittently funny, but given the level of talent on display, it's reasonable to want more than that.
06/02/07
What Soderbergh thinks is 'style' looks like a travelogue advertising Hell.
07/11/07
If Ocean's 13 could treat theaters like clubs then they'd place bouncers at the doors so that only the cool people would be let in. That would definitely cut into profits but it would be in keeping with how the film would like to brand itself...
06/11/07
Clooney and Pitt provide plenty of eye candy in 'Ocean's Thirteen,' but this third Ocean's adventure often seems incoherent and listless.
06/12/07
Ultimately, if you give yourself up to its manufactured charm, it all becomes comfortingly familiar.
06/07/07
Thirteen goes back to the basics of slick, empty entertainment. And it leaves you feeling amused yet unfulfilled, so I guess all involved should be congratulated for a job well done. Or, depending how you look at it, slapped.
06/08/07
Ocean's Thirteen is one long set-up for a wholly unsatisfying and impotent climax.
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