Ocean’s | Review Bunker

The third movie in a successful series of heist films, Ocean’s Thirteen did not disappoint - especially when compared to it’s predecessor, Ocean’s Twelve. I loved the fast pace of this film, as well as the “revenge” aspect to the storyline. Much like the other films, “Thirteen” involved a highly complicated plot to score a huge pile of money. The intricacies of the plan were clever and involved, keeping me interested in the progression, and as expected, the movie ends with a few plot twists that make you smile.

Some people might find that “Ocean’s Thirteen” is too predictable, but I feel that it varied enough from the first two in the series to set it apart, and it had many unique facets. Of course, the humor that marked the original two films is again present here - and done quite well. The entire cast of stars did an impressive job of not only working together, but once again playing their unique characters nicely. The ‘headliner’ Al Pacino does an especially great job at playing the ‘bad guy’ prick.

The only aspect of this film that I didn’t like was the showcase of non-existent and unlikely technological gadgets and computer tricks that the team is able to pull out of nowhere to complete their feat. I expected some of this imaginary gadgetry, as in the previous films, but I feel that this time it might have gotten just a bit too ridiculous.

If you were a fan of either of the first two Ocean’s movies, this is definitely a must-see - it is fun, involving, and clever.

Ocean’s Thirteen (2007): 4/5