Director Steven Soderbergh and a winning ensemble cast, headlined by George Clooney and Brad Pitt, roll the remake dice on Ocean's Eleven and come up with entertainment snake eyes. Aside from a lack of character development that is compensated by the chemistry of the cast, Soderbergh and company have made a movie that wants to do nothing more than entertain, which it does with great ease.
The film opens with the prison release of Danny Ocean (George Clooney). No less than 24 hours after his release, the gentlemanly thief is already at work on his next plan: to rob an underground vault that houses the earnings of the MGM Grand, Bellagio and Mirage casinos in Las Vegas. Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), a rather ruthless entrepreneur, owns these casinos. He also happens to be seeing Tess (Julia Roberts), Danny's ex-wife. Is this a coincidence or motive? Only Danny really knows for sure.
One thing that is known for sure is that the heist will not be easy and Ocean will not be able to......
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