Ocean's 13

(2007)
Directed by: Stephen Soderbergh

Staring

George Clooney – Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt – Rusty Ryan
Al Pacino – Willie Bank
Matt Damon – Linus Caldwell
Elliott Gould – Reuben Tishkoff
Eddie Jemison – Livingston Dell
Don Cheadle – Bashar Tarr
Shaobo Qin – Yen
Casey Affleck – Virgil Malloy
Scott Cann – Turk Malloy
Bernie Mac – Frank catton
Carl Reiner - Saul Bloom
Eddie Izzard – Roman Nagel

The Oceans gang is back at it again and this time better then ever. When Reuben is cheated out of his stake in some valuable Las Vegas property by Mr. Bank (Al Pacino) (and consequently has a heart-attack) the Ocean’s crew decide to enact a little revenge, and turn a tidy profit in the process. You can expect elaborate schemes and just the right dose of humor.
The ring leaders Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) plan to go after Mr. Bank new hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Of course the casino has a state-of-the-art detection software that makes a polygraph look like an abacus. An elaborate scheme is hatched to buy a tunnel drill and drill under the casino to cause an earthquake to get Mr. Bank in the right spot to… well lets just say a lot of things have to come together to pull this off. I don’t think I’ll give the plot away on this one - its one of those you have to see to understand fully. Besides I would go clear down to the bottom of this webpage if I tried.
What I can say is though the plot may be totally unbelievable the actors who played their characters are very believable. Al Pacino steals the show (what could you expect - he’s Al Pacino in a Casino for crying out loud). As a stuck up filthy rich casino owner you could find no better actor. Matt Damon gets a larger role going after the boss’s secretary. Another good performance is by David Paymer who is rating the hotel for the prized 5-diamond award. One can only feel sorry for his predicament.
I think though the whole fun of this movie is watching Mr. Bank fall. You know what’s going to happen but its enjoyable watching it all the same. Besides he cheated his partner and he needs a lesson in humility. No ones better to deliver that than the Ocean’s 13 crew.

3 stars