July 9 movie: Ocean's 13. This was great! My expectations were not high -- if it had simply been not as bad as Ocean's 12 I would have been happy -- and I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed it just as much as the first one. By which I mean the Soderburgh Ocean's 11. (The names are starting to get confusing here.) The original Rat Pack movie, Ocean's Eleven, is my favorite of all, though I have to admit that objectively, it's not that great of a movie. I love it for other reasons: the look into old Vegas and seeing all the Rat Pack together. (How can you not love Sammy as a singing garbageman?)
Moving most of the action back to Vegas in Ocean's 13 was a smart decision. Plotwise it's basically the same movie as Ocean's 11, and for once that's not a problem. On the contrary, they seem to have recaptured the fun that was missing from Ocean's 12. Without which you start to notice and be bothered by the gigantic plot holes. Watching this one, I noticed the plot holes and I couldn't have cared less. I was smiling throughout, and even laughed out loud several times. I had a great time watching this movie.
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