Review: Ocean's Thirteen

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

*ing: Al Pacino
George Clooney
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon
Don Cheadle
Ellen Barkin

Rating: [6/10]

The great thing about the Ocean's series is that it isn't necessary for you to have seen the previous part to enjoy the present one like The LOTR series or the over-hyped Star Wars.

Oceans's 13 kicks off with Reuben (Elliott Gould) suffering a heart attack because Will Bank (Al Pacino) has tricked him off his partnership in the new casino-project and left him broke.

The mighty Eleven unite under Mr. Ocean again to plunge into revenge against Mr. Will.
There are a couple of twists though. This time around they're master-minding not to steal but to win and leave in front of everybody. Also, assisting them with finance in this ordeal is Mr. Benedict (Andy Garcia), their rival from the previous heists.
They start with conceptualizing the process of beating the Artificial-Intelligence security, then manipulating the dices used to play and then finding a way to steal those 5-star rating diamond necklaces.

Oceans' Thirteen is more of a physical challenge this time than mental like in Eleven or Twelve although the plot isn't oblivious from being complicated. It takes its own sweet time to immerse and get you all interested before the hap-hazzard climax.
What works for this film is its classy camerawork (Soderbergh is famous for), amazing star-cast, glossy production values, crazy plot and the light, funny undertones.
What doesn't work is that it isn't as immensely witty as Eleven nor as amazingly entertaining as Twelve. Sad to say, its – "mediocre"

Of the humongous performers:
George Clooney is his suave best as Danny Ocean but has nothing new to do.
Brad Pitt is continuously munching and talking and making it all look so easy.
Matt Damon has the best cooked role here and he is spot on.
Al Pacino is outstanding as usual and always as the Big-shark casino boss.

Ocean's Thirteen will make you feel slightly empty and unsatisfied and annoyed as you start leaving the theater as you had entered the same expecting way too much. Soderbergh does disappoint to an extent except technically.
The film itself is worth the watch and wait for Clooney's suits, Pitt's smirks, Al Pacino's presence and Andy Garcia's expressions in the end.

Don't do the same mistake as yours truly did. Just enjoy it.

-Abbas Aziz Dalal.