Sunday, August 12, 2007
Movie Review: Ocean's 13
I once claimed that I would not see this movie at any price- that I, indeed, could not be paid to see it. Ocean's 12 wasn't merely a weak sequel. It was an abomination! Agressively terrible. I was fucking mad when I left the theater.
Then I found out that Julia Roberts wasn't in it and I softened. In my opinion, Ocean's 11 was good despite the fact that she was in it. There should be a law where stupid romantic comedy actors aren't allowed in real films. Kind of like the unwritten rule where Soap Opera actors aren't allowed in pretty much anything else unless they're really good and go through some rigorous rite of passage/purification process like I'm sure Tommy Lee Jones (One Life to Live) did.
Anyway. It was good. Lot's of cute humor. I hardly recognized Al Pacino though. He mailed it in but it was sufficient.
Genius reappearing Oprah reference.
I would have really hated Matt Damon in this but he's still riding a wave of my good graces after Bourne Ultimatum and The Departed.
I always like George Clooney, but I have not, do not, and will not ever concede that he is attractive.
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Entertaining, much better that 12. Clooney still rocks, is good looking and holds it all together. Not sure if I can say the same about Pitt (turns 44 in Dec) although he was adequate. Damon (turns 37 in Oct and is most definitely too old to be cougar bait) was disappointing and if not for the Bourne series would become irrelevant. Some of the other actors had too small of parts or just mailed it in like Pacino. Don Cheadle is under utilized. Others like Gould and Caan shine in their small roles. If they do another sequel they should just skip female characters because they seem to be poorly written and acted. Oh and ending with Andy Garcia and Oprah was hysterical!!!!!
WTF was the Crest doing closing the concession stand so we couldn't get re-fills on popcorn?
SK
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