Oceans 13

(6/10)

Yeah this review is a little late but honestly, was I the only one not in a rush to see this after the catastrophe that was Ocean's Twelve? Well I am happy to say that this is ten times better but still not without it's faults. I'm pleased with the cast and crew because they know they failed to entertain the second time around, they've admitted that they didn't expect the backlash but they wanted us to get one last big bang before the series pretty much fizzed out. This one focuses on revenge basically and they are all out to get Al Pacino for sabotaging Reuben's plans of opening a sucessful Hotel in Vegas (A pretty damn cool looking CGI hotel might I say) Anyway, it's necessary to set things up as much as possible in movies like this since their so unbelievable- BUT ...the first hour is sooo long and boring with setting everything up, and none of us really care because believe me, no one is searching for plot holes when we know how silly it all is anyway. But it's always good to see returning characters but I feel newbies Al Pacino was just kind of wasted, along with Ellen Barkin (But for a 50 yr. old - she looks goooood) and as "villains" they never really posed any threat since from the get-go we know they are going to pull it off. I will say what they did with returning baddie Andy Garcia was pretty creative. Also another high point for me was a tiny sub-plot involving the guy doing the hotel review for the Five Diamond award, haha poor guy. So yeah..by the time the finale comes around it is all pretty entertaining, and it doesn't drag but it feels like it does because by then you are seriously ready to get going out of theatre. But a beautiful scene of fireworks that takes places at the end echoes the orignals climax outfront of the Bellagio and I really enjoyed that. Also, No Julia = no dice. See at your own risk ,but wait for video.