Ocean's 13 [Blu-ray] (2007) George Clooney

Britti-originaali, ei suomitekstejä. Tekstit mm. englanniksi.

Product Description

Third installment of director Steven Soderbergh's popular series of glitzy crime comedies. The only hotelier in Las Vegas who can claim that each and every one of his establishments has earned the Royal Review Board's Five Diamond Award, Willy Bank (Al Pacino) has made more than his share of enemies during his impressive ascent. However, in betraying Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), Bank has finally crossed the one man who could bring his entire empire crumbling to the ground - Danny Ocean (George Clooney). Now Reuben is in a critical condition and Ocean is determined to strike back at the man who nearly murdered his mentor. As the opening of Bank's newest casino draws near, Danny and the crew set into motion a bold plan to humiliate the cocksure casino owner and forever tarnish his spotless reputation.

From Amazon.co.uk

It comes as something of a relief to find that Ocean’s Thirteen eases itself back to the charm and suave, sophisticated swagger that underpinned the first in what’s become a trilogy of capers. And for those who endured the self-indulgent mess that was Ocean’s Twelve, this latest and final entry in the franchise is a very welcome treat, proving very much that lessons were learnt. Dropping Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts from the cast list, but signing up the smaller matter of Al Pacino instead, the rest of the players remain broadly intact. So it’s George Clooney’s Danny Ocean who leads the team of cons, supported by Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Carl Reiner. And it’s the easy chemistry between these and the rest of the team that underpin what makes Ocean’s 13 such an enjoyable ride.
The plot pits Ocean and his gang against Al Pacino’s ruthless casino boss, and while the script perhaps lacks the cleverness and dense plotting that worked so well in the first adventure, it still leaves plenty of room for outright entertainment.
The end result is an easy-to-enjoy caper, that’s not the equal of Ocean’s Eleven, yet far superior to Ocean’s Twelve. And considering it was released in the midst of a summer where threequels generally weren’t too well received, Ocean’s Thirteen arrives in fine shape, and rounds off the trilogy with panache. --Jon Foster

Product details

• Actors: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac
• Directors: Steven Soderbergh
• Producers: Jerry Weintraub
• Format: PAL, Subtitled
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese
• Dubbed: Spanish, French
• Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
• Region: All Regions (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Classification: PG
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: 5 Nov. 2007
• Run Time: 122 minutes

There is no question that this is a fun film to watch. You could not get a better cast, the script is intricate, tight and funny, and the production is completely lavish. However, the soul of it is simply empty, like the formula has completely taken over the series, which plows ahead as inexorably as locomotive rolling down a hill. This is the case with so many movies from hollywood that I hardly ever feel any excitement watching them. Instead, with glitzy or not, they become background noise, to be played while the kids are occupied and I can do something else.

The guys get back together because their pal (Gould) has been swindled. The plan is to get the guy who did it. Of course, it appears impossible. And then, in addition to unforeseen complications, there are scams within scams within scams. One fun thing is the reappearance of several former victims, adding to the fun. Unfortunately, it fails to add up to much more than what came before, though with truly fine acting. There are also many details you might want to watch a second time around, I will let the reader guess as to whether they succeed.

This is pass time stuff that doesn't reach a level of quality I would want to own. But I do.

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