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OCEAN'S
ELEVEN
 Ocean's
Eleven is a lot like another Soderbergh film that I love, Out
of Sight, inasmuch as it stars George Clooney, involves a big
score, has great dialogue (and great actors to deliver said dialogue-Clooney
is especially charming and witty in each), and a protagonist willing
to risk it all for a girl.
- Review by SIMON REMARK
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Directed
by Steven Soderbergh
1960 Story by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell
1960 Screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer
Screenplay by Ted Griffin
George
Clooney .... Danny Ocean
Matt Damon .... Linus Caldwell
Andy Garcia .... Harry Benedict
Brad Pitt .... Dusty Ryan
Julia Roberts .... Tess Ocean
Casey Affleck .... Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan .... Turk Malloy
Elliott Gould .... Ruben Tischkoff
Bernie Mac Carl Reiner .... Saul Bloom
Frankie J. Allison .... Casino Boss
Don Cheadle .... Roscoe Means
Holly Marie Combs .... Herself
Mark Gantt .... Bartender
Topher Grace .... Himself
Joshua Jackson .... Himself
Bruiser Barry Watson .... Himself
Shane West .... Himself
Produced by Bruce Berman (executive producer), Susan Ekins (executive
producer), John Hardy (executive producer), R.J. Louis (co-producer),
Jerry Weintraub (producer)
Original music by David Holmes
Cinematography by Steven Soderbergh (as Peter Andrews)
Film Editing by Stephen Mirrione
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual content.
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Ocean's Eleven
Various Artists
Soundtracks - 2001
1. A Song For Young Lovers - Percy Faith 2. Boobytrapping 3. The
Projects - Handsome Boy Modeling School 4. The Plans 5. Papa Loves
Mombo - Perry Como 6. Ruben's Inn 7. Lyman Zerga 8. Caravan - The
Arthur Lyman Group 9. Gritty Shaker 10. Planting The Seed 11. Pickpockets
12. A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley 13. Dream, Dream,
Dream - Percy Faith 14. Stealing The Pinch 15. Blues In The Night
- Quincy Jones 16. Tess 17. Hookers 18. $160 Million Chinese Man
19. 69 Police 20. Clair de Lune - Claude DeBussy 21. A Song For
Young Lovers - Percy Faith
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Are
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SYNOPSIS:
A remake of the 1960 Lewis Milestone crime classic, Steven Soderbergh's
2001 film features a top-notch cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt
Damon, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts. Stylish, quick-witted, and
relentless, Danny Ocean (Clooney) plans to rob a popular casino with
ease and grace. However, things get complicated when Ocean realizes
that one of his top associates is linked to his ex-wife. |
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Review
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SIMON REMARK
simon_remark@hotmail.com
Film Reviewer
Simon
graduated from Trinity Western University where he studied film
under prolific screenwriter Ned Vankevich. He prefers independent
and lower-budget films.
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| Ocean's
Eleven is a lot like another Soderbergh film that I love, Out of Sight,
inasmuch as it stars George Clooney, involves a big score, has great
dialogue (and great actors to deliver said dialogue-Clooney is especially
charming and witty in each), and a protagonist willing to risk it
all for a girl. |
 Clooney
is perfect in both, and both films have a tremendous supporting cast:
Out of Sight featured Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle and
the always funny Steve Zhan; while Ocean's Eleven boasts stars like
Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and, again, Don Cheadle, amongst
others. I have to admit I'm not a fan of Julia Roberts though. And
the chemistry between her and Clooney didn't quite compare to that
of Clooney and Lopez, but oh well. Both films are fun. And only with
a cast like this can a guy like Matt Damon play the quiet, nerdy type. |
 In
both films Clooney is a convict: in Out of Sight he escapes from prison,
whereas here is a parolee. And immediately after he gets out of prison
he begins planning the big score: take down three Vegas casinos. But
of course, he'll need a crew. The first on board is Ocean's pal Dusty
Ryan (Pitt), who is currently teaching Hollywood actors how to play
cards. The two then assemble a group of 'proper villains,' as Cheadle's
character puts it, consisting of a pick pocket, a computer wiz, a
gymnast, a Cockney, and so on. |
 Once
this bunch of criminals is put together, Danny Ocean goes over the
blueprints, how to take down the casinos. During this scene there's
some really funny dialogue, notably between Clooney and Carl Reiner's
character Saul Bloom. Clooney details the incredibly complex and high-tech
security system of the vault that joins the three casinos, and after
explaining this Bloom asks if after stealing $150 million from this
impenetrable vault they're just gonna walk out with the cash. Clooney
nonchalantly says, "Yeah," and Reiner responds, "Oh," as if it was
a dumb question. |
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later discover that the three casinos belong to Clooney's ex-wife's
new lover Harry Benedict (Andy Garcia). And while, as I previously
mentioned, Clooney and Roberts don't have the same chemistry as
Clooney and Lopez did, they do have some humorous exchanges. Here's
an example:
Roberts:
"You're a thief and a liar."
Clooney:
"I only lied about being a thief? besides I don't do that anymore."
Roberts:
"What, steal?"
Clooney:
"No, lie."
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Robert's character is introduced we see that Danny Ocean doesn't care
about the money; it's all about the girl. But it's not the way it
seems. At first it seems as though he's doing it out of spite, to
get revenge on Benedict. But we later realize that he's in love with
Tess and has her best interests in mind: Ocean seems selfish at first
but we later discover that he's quite selfless. |
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 In
both Ocean's Eleven and Out of Sight Clooney risks his life for
the one he loves: in Out of Sight he takes a bullet for Lopez and
in Ocean's Eleven he returns to prison for Roberts. In both films
Clooney's character goes against our preconceived notions of a criminal
to show us that people are often much different than we think. In
both, Clooney plays a criminal capable of incredible acts of kindness.
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1 Main Reivew
Page 2 How The Film Came To Be
Page 3 All About the Cast and Director
Page 4 The the Production
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COMMENT
Subject: Ocean's Eleven
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002
From: Steve
David,
hey I was just wondering if you had a review out for the movie "Ocean's
Eleven". I had recently watched the movie, and I particularly like
your reviews of films. Sadly, i could not find a review on this
one. It seems it is connected with Queen of the damned. maybe you
could look into that for me.
Thanks. Steve Hubbard
Response
Thanks for the tip. These things happen. I appreciate the correction.
-David
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