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Movie Profile
Ocean's Eleven
2001 · United States - Steven Soderbergh
After being released from prison, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) breaks parole and travels to Los Angeles to meet up with his former partner in crime and close friend Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) to propose a scheme he has in mind. The two go to Las Vegas to pitch the plan to wealthy friend and former casino owner Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). The plan consists of simultaneously robbing the Bellagio, The Mirage, and the MGM Grand casinos. Reuben's familiarity with casino security makes him very reluctant to get involved, but when he begins to think of it as a good way to get back at his rival, Terry Benedict (Andy García), who owns the three casinos, Reuben agrees to finance the operation. Because the casinos are required by the Nevada Gaming Commission to have enough cash on hand to cover all their patrons' bets, the three predict that, on the upcoming night of a highly anticipated boxing match, the Bellagio vault will contain more than $150 million.
Genres:
Crime, Comedy, Biography, Action, Adventure
Release date:
2001-12-07
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Rotten Tomatoes
20 Critic reviews
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Todd McCarthy
Variety
A lark for everybody concerned, including the audience.
December 10, 2008 read full article
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Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
It can, at times, be forgettable in a fun way, especially when its funniest performers are caught in Soderbergh's spinning crosshairs.
January 22, 2002 read full article
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Rita Kempley
Washington Post
Fun-loving, carefully crafted romp.
January 06, 2002 read full article
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Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Forget Oscar, Ocean's Eleven is the coolest damned thing around.
December 18, 2001 read full article
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Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
[A] triumph of style and story...
December 10, 2001 read full article
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Mike Clark
USA Today
Despite dashes of droll dialogue from screenwriter Ted Griffin, the remake aims for cool but instead gets chilly.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
Buzzes along at a mildly entertaining pitch from start to finish.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
Soderbergh's crisp, funny heist flick makes out like a bandit. George Clooney and Elliott Gould steal the show.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
The perfect movie for New Year's Eve.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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John Anderson
Newsday
Despite a lot of snappy dialogue supplied by screenwriter Ted Griffin, Ocean's Eleven bogs down in technological minutiae, pointless set pieces that aren't very funny and by indulging the urge to constantly sell itself.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Lou Lumenick
New York Post
Pure Hollywood moonshine.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
The new Ocean's Eleven is altogether different -- it isn't content to let star power, shtick and easy camaraderie carry the day; it works for your money.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
To be sure, Soderbergh has proved his entertaining point, and done the Rat Pack one better, converting a paltry failure into a paltry success. But just how cool is that?
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Susan Stark
Detroit News
Vigorous, involving entertainment.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
Admittedly, little of Ocean's Eleven is likely to hang around in your head past closing time. But that only gives you a good excuse to see it again.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Steven Rosen
Denver Post
I think it's time for Soderbergh to be leaving Las Vegas.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
It didn't shake me up and I wasn't much involved, but I liked it as a five-finger exercise.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Jay Carr
Boston Globe
Top-of-the-line studio eye candy.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
A brand-new ride, complete with humor, action, explosives, good-looking men in tuxedos and high-tech toys.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
Happily Soderbergh's updated Ocean's Eleven, reconceived by screenwriter Ted Griffin, has only three things in common with its source: a Vegas location, a casino-heist plot, and a crew of cool cuties.
December 07, 2001 read full article
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