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Ocean’s Thirteen (Movie Review)


Danny Ocean and his gang are coming back with a big bang, redeeming their initial Ocean’s Eleven high rank after it had been somewhat shaken with Ocean’s Twelve.
This time however, the group isn’t in it for the money or the fun, but revenge. When Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) gets betrayed out of a business venture in the latest hotel in Las Vegas by the multi-hotel owner and Vegas mogul Willie Bank, and the old team decides to reunite once again to get back at him, and ruin him for good.
But this is no walk in the park, as Bank is running a tight ship, and follows up on the smallest details at his hotel, which he conceitedly called The Bank. And he’s so proud of it, that he’s aiming for earning the 5 diamond rank for it, and if he does, it will be the fifth of his hotels to make that status.
Danny (George Clooney), Rusty (Brad Pitt), Linus (Matt Damon), Basher (Don Cheadle) and the rest of the party will have to be seamlessly synchronized in their heist, and they will definitely need a big financial boost, since pulling off such a job will need serious money. This means they will have to go to someone unexpected for help.
Will they pull it off? Will they manage to break the Bank?
This is one hell of a fun movie. The cast is back with a vengeance, with everything they had in Ocean’s Eleven; great plot, clear sequence of events, amazing chemistry, subtle and witty dialogues and a satisfying grand finale.
This time, the movie is sans ladies; Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones have taken the backseat on this one, as the gang is focusing on regular male camaraderie and vendetta. I’ve got to say that was a refreshing change, because it’s nice to have a movie without a female interest.
For Ocean’s Eleven’s big fans who were highly disappointed in Ocean’s Twelve, I recommend you go watch this one, as it’s going to reclaim its place in your heart, and your favorite movies list.

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