Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
George Clooney
Danny Ocean
Matt Damon
Linus Caldwell
Andy García
Terry Benedict
Brad Pitt
Rusty Ryan
Julia Roberts
Tess Ocean
Casey Affleck
Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan
Turk Malloy
Elliott Gould
Reuben Tishkoff
Eddie Jemison
Livingston Dell
Bernie Mac
Frank Catton
Shaobo Qin
Yen
Carl Reiner
Saul Bloom
Cecelia Ann Birt
Board Member #1 (voice)
Paul L. Nolan
Board Member #2 (voice)
Carol Florence
Board Member #3 (voice)
Lori Galinski
Blackjack Dealer
Mark Gantt
Bartender
Tim Perez
Security Guard
Frank Patton III
Lockbox Carrier
Jorge R. Hernandez
FBI Man #1
Tim Snay
FBI Man #2
Miguel Pérez
Explosives Cop
Lennox Lewis
Self
Wladimir Klitschko
Self
Barry Brandt
Technician #1
William Patrick Johnson
Technician #2
Robert Peters
Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #1
David Jensen
Eye-in-the-Sky Technician #2
Kelly Adkins
Dancer
Gregory Stenson
Sentry
Joe La Due
Billy Tim Denham
John C. Fiore
Hotel Security
Tommy Kordick
Hotel Security
Michael Delano
Casino Manager ("Walsh")
Charles La Russa
Italian High Roller
Anthony Allison
French High Roller
Ronn Soeda
Japanese High Roller
Robin Sachs
Seller
J.P. Manoux
Aide-de-Camp
Jerry Weintraub
Denny Shields
Frankie J. Allison
High Roller Pit Boss
James Curatola
Baccarat Dealer
Henry Silva
Self
Eydie Gormé
Self
Angie Dickinson
Self
Steve Lawrence
Self
Wayne Newton
Self
Siegfried Fischbacher
Self
Roy Horn
Self
Jim Lampley
Self
Larry Merchant
Self
Richard Reed
Bucky Buchanan
David Sontag
Plainclothes Goon #1
Larry Sontag
Plainclothes Goon #2
Bill Allison
Guard
Rusty Meyers
Security Officer #1
Joe Coyle
Security Officer #2
Scott L. Schwartz
Bruiser
Richard Steele
Self - Boxing Referee
John Robotham
Uzi-Carrying Guard #1
Vincent M. Ward
Uzi-Carrying Guard #2
Scott Beringer
Head Goon
Jim Alfonso
Police Officer
Don Cheadle
Basher Tarr (uncredited)
Tony Brown
Chicago Train Commuter (uncredited)
Holly Marie Combs
Holly Marie Combs (uncredited)
Topher Grace
Topher Grace (uncredited)
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Jackson (uncredited)
David Leitch
Security Guard / X-Bag Man #1 (uncredited)
Mike Malone
Pickpocketed Man on Train (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited)
Kerry Rossall
Flashback Security Guard (uncredited)
Steven Soderbergh
Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)
Barry Watson
Barry Watson (uncredited)
Shane West
Shane West (uncredited)
Viola Davis
Parole Board Interrogator (voice) (uncredited)
Yann Toderi
Man at Bar (uncredited)
J.P. Riley
Chicago Train Commuter (uncredited)
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Original Film Writer
George Clayton Johnson
Original Film Writer
Jack Golden Russell
Original Film Writer
Harry Brown
Original Film Writer
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Ted Griffin
August 19, 2016
9
I got two words for you, mini-bar.
Literally fresh out of prison, Danny Ocean is busy setting up a seemingly impossible robbery. The plan, along with ten other experts he has roped in, is to rob the main vault at Las Vegas that houses the takings from the three main casinos.
The original Ocean's 11 released in 1960 is an OK film, more watchable for the Vegas setting and the irrepressible cast of Rat Packers than for any purpose or structure. That this Steven Soderbergh remake trumps the original in every department is a triumph of entertainment values over pure star appeal. Some would put a case up for the cast of Soderberg's film using stars to entice the audience in? But really at the time of release it was a stretch to put George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon (all excellent here) on the same pedal stool as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin.
The most striking thing about this remake is that the whole cast seem to be enjoying themselves, mainly because they are not being asked to over exert their performances from their very astute director, they really are just asked to turn up, enjoy each other's company and deliver one of the coolest pictures to have been made in the decade.
The film is purely out there to entertain, it has geniality pouring out from every frame, this is a character based heist caper full of laughs and derring do shenanigans - even Don Cheadle's ill advised (and pointless character arc) cockney accent manages to create smiles instead of being an on going hindrance. Some critics said the film is far too shallow to have any real worth! What the hell do they want? So the crooks are nice guys, it's a refreshing change to see a Vegas sparkling bright without any seedy undercurrents, where these robbers aren't using AK 47s to obliterate the opposition, it's wits and dashes of cool that fills out their respective armouries.
The soundtrack and scoring are themselves cool characters in the piece, whilst a big shout out goes to the bona fide stunt work from the wonderfully elastic Shaobo Qin - which merely puts another cherry on this already delightful cake. All the cast (too many to mention) are great, from Andy Garcia's suave and mean boss, Terry Benedict, to Julia Roberts' (walking like a goddess) Tess Ocean, all things in the film deliver a feel good movie that when all put together, and all things considered, is a film made by lovers of the medium for, well yes, lovers of the medium itself! 9/10