Throughout the trilogy, the motive behind Ocean's team has changed from greed to personal enjoyment to revenge.
The story is a whole lot more comprehensive this time around and the script makes sure it always guides the viewer on to the next face of the operation - it's easier to follow a number of small operations building up to the big heist at the end.
Stylistically, Ocean's 13 is still very close to the previous two films, which feels safe from the point of the viewer.
I love the return of the big stakes and the casinos as well as the clever solutions to many of the problems the team faces.
The story progresses more evenly now and the heist itself rolls on very nicely throughout the film. The level of excitement is at best very high.
By this move you really feel like you know the team members personally and seeing them work together is a joy.
The heist has been expanded to slowly uncover itself throughout the entire movie.
The Bad:
Sometimes the story feels a bit too simple and straightforward. The lack of a compelling twist at the end is a shame.
I felt bored by the fact that they didn't shake things up stylistically for this film.
Some of the things the team pulls off don’t seem particularly plausible in real life.
There are some unnecessary interruptions to the otherwise well flowing heist movie.
Verdict:
Ocean's 13 marks a huge improvement over the lacklustre second movie but it feels like a pale copy of the first movie.
Review by Theo KallströmVIP 6BlockedParent2019-08-14T15:03:36Z
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Verdict:
Ocean's 13 marks a huge improvement over the lacklustre second movie but it feels like a pale copy of the first movie.