Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Review

Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Review

 Now I have finished the original Ocean's trilogy with the film Ocean's Thirteen and here is my review for the film. The premise of the film sees the crew aim to complete a heist for revenge, to do this they must team up with former enemy Tony Benedict. 

Main Character

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are back as Danny Ocean and Rusty and it is easy to see they are having a great time in their roles and there great chemistry is still here for all to see. The reason I have put them together this time is that neither character is really given much development to work with. There is one scene together that works well but there isn't enough and like I said in my Ocean's Twelve review it feels like there characters aren't interesting but you like them because of who the actors are. 

Supporting Characters

Matt Damon is given more to do in this film and the film actually gives him a bit of a character amd personality and it is nice to see, he has a story throughout the three films and it is nice to see it conclude in this film. Al Pacino plays the bad guy in the film and he is really fun to watch, he is a dastardly buisnessman but he is very entertaining and it is really fun seeing him react to what exactly is going on in his hotel. Elliot Gould, Don Cheadle and Casey Affleck also do good jobs in there role in the team and it is entertaining to watch them with the crew. Andy Garcia back as Tony Benedict is pretty entertaining to watch, I mean he doesn't do that much in the film but I like watching him interact with the crew.

Story

The story has a more personal feel to it, there is a real reason for them attempting the heist and especially at the beginning of the film I was behind the crew in there plans. But honestly the rest of the story is a bit of a mess, it is just way too convoluted, the crew are split up with their prep work and it just takes ages. The first film was intelligent with its story but doesn't make it absurd, this film is even worse then the 2nd film for this, it is crazy and actually a bit hard to follow. It also becomes ridiculous that they could even have planned for certain things that take place. Also this film has the generic idea with the good guys teaming up with a former foe to take down a new bad guy but it isn't the worst part of the film. 

Script

The script for me is the worst one in the series so far, the comedy is at the lowest comedy yet. I don't think I laughed at all even when the film really tries and goes overboard with it, plus the drama is thrown out after a time and you actually forget why this is so personal to the crew after a while. Also this film tries to be too smart and just becomes really convoluted and too much to care about and get invested in.

Style

The style of the film returns to Las Vegas which is nice to see, it feels like an homage to the first film and at times it sometimes has that feel to it. But as mentioned the pacing is a bit all over the place it just takes too long to plan and then takes a long time to execute and that makes this film feel a bit boring at times.

Overall

Overall, I actually think this is an above average film it has some entertaining moments but doesn't live up to Ocean's 11 and is only really worth a watch if you really love the first film. 

Rating - 6/10