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.
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06/05/07
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
Top CriticReturning 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 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
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 CriticFantastically smug, empty picture, which comes complete with a nasty-tasting dab of misogyny.
06/09/07
Top CriticThere 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
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
Sure, it couldn't be much more self-indulgent, but the fun is infectious.
06/02/07
Funny, finely-tuned and flashier than an Essex boy on a night out in Romford . . . GO SEE!
06/08/07
Thematically, 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 CriticTrapped by the very conventions it created, Ocean's Thirteen is a disappointing fake. One last job? Sure… but it's a hack job.
06/08/07
Better than the disastrous sequel.
06/19/07
An intriguing heist.
06/16/07
Actors having a good time plus Soderbergh's style and lush Vegas imagery compensate for the plodding prelude to the heist.
06/16/07
After two other movies in the series, Ocean's Thirteen doesn't exactly feel fresh, but what's cool is that it doesn't feel stale either. This is the rare movie series where the third entry is just as much fun as the original.
06/12/07
A genial time-waster.
09/12/07
Creative scheming, in-jokes and movie star charm. That's really all we have here; essentially, this is heist movie porn.
06/08/07
A sequel (or three-quel, if you will) that returns to the vicarious fun of the first movie, Ocean's Eleven, and all but erases the not-so-fond memory of the preening ego-trip that was Ocean's Twelve.
06/07/07
Ocean's Thirteen still feels like one trip too many to the craps table, playing the same hunches, with the outcome unimaginatively clear from the start: Categorical victory for the rascally good guys, utter defeat and humiliation for the villain.
06/06/07
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