Hard to believe that such an elaborately made film could be so boring. The actors walked through their paces, some adding more interest than others, but few connecting with a core energy. Where was the core energy? Danny Oceans has big brown eyes (Clooney of course). It was just a total RELIEF when one of the actors flickered or sizzled for a moment. Pitt, Roberts, Reiner, Gould-- and the great electronics guy, whose name i don't have. Matt Damon looked hopeful for a while. But, alas, back to old Brown Eyes . . . .
Devices were plunk-plunk-plunked and plop-plop-plopped, and then exploded. The sub-juvenile bad boys did their schtick. Actually, i saw this one back-to-back with "Stuart Little", which also has an electronically operated situation in it. "Stuart Little" was more exciting. This should have been a good movie, too, even better than S.L. Did it have an attitude problem? Was it just a cardboard front so that Soderbergh could film his parody of the Sally Rand scene from "The Right Stuff"? (Suddenly, I wanted Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid and Scott Glenn more than i can even say.) And tell me, are the crooks big heroes? Is their love of money a spiritual experience we should all aspire to? A movie based on assumptions. Unclear purpose. A little wit, plenty of cheap thrills. Maybe too many.
Devices were plunk-plunk-plunked and plop-plop-plopped, and then exploded. The sub-juvenile bad boys did their schtick. Actually, i saw this one back-to-back with "Stuart Little", which also has an electronically operated situation in it. "Stuart Little" was more exciting. This should have been a good movie, too, even better than S.L. Did it have an attitude problem? Was it just a cardboard front so that Soderbergh could film his parody of the Sally Rand scene from "The Right Stuff"? (Suddenly, I wanted Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid and Scott Glenn more than i can even say.) And tell me, are the crooks big heroes? Is their love of money a spiritual experience we should all aspire to? A movie based on assumptions. Unclear purpose. A little wit, plenty of cheap thrills. Maybe too many.