OCEAN'S 13

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Ocean's 13 is great. Pretends like Ocean's 12 didn't even exist, which in my opinion is a good thing. And I don't want to knock the mother of the oddest-named Hollywood twins since the turn of the millenium (that would be Julia Roberts), but her absence wasn't even felt.

I think what made Ocean's 13 so good is that it actually is Ocean's 11. Danny Ocean (the affably smarmy George "What Else ?" Clooney), driven by a sentimental mood and some Sinatra-inspired music, gathers his sheisty but loveable crew together to work a job over on a casino. That plot's familiar. We've even got Don "We're in Barney" Cheadle attempting to create a blackout again--oh, except this time they call it an "earthquake." I get confused on scientific terms, but I think they're virtually the same thing. Matt Damon's acting has gotten a little worse, and both Andy Garcia and Vincent Cassel only have bit parts (alas), but they're all back. The only thing that threw me for a loop was that Brad Pitt's winsome Rusty wasn't seen eating in every scene. Guess Angelina's got him on a diet.

The first one was a good ride, and so is this one. Go picture.

Overall rating : 3.5/5

Plot (spoiler ?) Side Note : Ocean's 11 really had me thinking that, as the result of some multi-dimensional time warp, that Rusty was Linus' father (i.e. Brad Pitt birthed the half-nebbish that is Matt Damon). This movie kind of clears that up. And it's apparently not true. So where did I get that idea ?