Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

My Review

“Ocean’s Eleven” is a heist comedy movie where ex-con Danny Ocean is planning a complex simultaneous break-in of three Las Vegas casinos with the help of a group of his friends and associates. Director Steven Soderbergh (“Erin Brockovich” 2000) put together an engrossing film with outstanding production values, polished performances, stylish execution, and a marvelous screenplay by Ted Griffin. This film is a remake of “Ocean’s 11” (1960) starring Frank Sinatra and his Ratpack friends.

The cast includes George Clooney as Mr. Ocean, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner, Ellliot Gould, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, and acrobat Qin Shaobo. Cameo appearances include Angie Dickinson and Henry Silva (both from 1960’s “Ocean’s 11”), Wayne Newton, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Lennox Lewis, Siegfried & Roy, and Topher Grace.

The watchable and highly entertaining “Ocean’s Eleven” was the fifth highest grossing film of 2001 for producer Jerry Weintraub, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Section Eight Productions, and Warner Bros. Pictures. It was filmed primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sequels include: “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004), “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007), and “Ocean’s Eight” (2018).