Ocean's Thirteen (2007)



Movie Title: Ocean's Thirteen

Year Released: 2007

Rated: PG-13

Runtime: 2h 2min

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Writer: Brian Koppelman, David Levien

Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy García, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Elliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Eddie Izzard

Review: Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his gang hatch an ambitious plot for revenge after ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), Danny's friend and mentor. First, Ocean's gang plan to hit Bank in the paycheck by reversing the precept that the house always wins. Next, they will deal a crushing blow to Bank's ego by ruining his reputation as the only hotelier to earn the Royal Review's Five Diamond Award for each of his properties.

Ocean's Thirteen is the final installment in the principal Ocean's trilogy (Yes, there's a spin-off, right this way to our review of Ocean's 8). The Ocean's gang is back in Vegas, and this time they're rigging table games for revenge. I really like that this movie returned to its roots in a way. Ocean's Eleven, which is my favorite film of the trilogy, was all about a casino heist. So when the gang travels to Europe to steal a gilded egg from a museum in Ocean's Twelve, the series kind of felt lost. But now Danny, Rusty (Brad Pitt), and the boys are teaming up with old foe Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) to take down the competition. If you've read any of our previous reviews from this trilogy, the common theme here is fun. And this movie certainly doesn't skimp out on the fun. The cast is wonderful once again, the motivations behind the heist are clear and concise without being insulting to our intelligence, and the film is wildly entertaining, while also leaving us a few surprises to uncover. If you're a fan of this trilogy, you will absolutely love this film. A fitting ending to one of the most fun and re-watchable trilogies I've had the pleasure of viewing.

Stars (out of 4):
       

Fun Fact: Danny Ocean makes an appeal on behalf of Reuben Tishkoff by telling Willy Bank "What I want, what's most important to me..." This is the same line that that Michael Corleone uses when making an appeal for his father's safety to Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo in The Godfather (1972). Al Pacino plays both Willy Bank and Michael Corleone.



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