Saw Ocean's Eleven (thanks, Paul!) (That's the modern one, by the way. According to imdb, the 60s version is spelled "Ocean's 11") It was very fun. A heist movie, it does not transcend its genre. Rather, it wallows in it. Every touchstone is hit. The double-fake-out, the cute patter, the mixed-bag team of specialists, the dame, the rival, etc etc. There's a colossal crowd of people involved in this heist (well 11, anyway) but the film never feels confusing or overstuffed. It keeps itself rushing about at a good clip, never stopping long for any reason at all. It was fun.
So, this was a silly movie. I mean, obviously. It wasn't particularly believable and the people communicate almost exclusively through quips, one-liners, and strutting walks (which makes me believe them to be high-functioning sociopaths.) But of course the entire point of the film is to give us something glitzy to look at, something clever to imagine we'd said or done. There's no meat, but sometimes popcorn is good too. An indulgent and disposable film, I doubt it would hold up to repeat-viewings but, as I keep repeating, it's pretty fun and very good at what it does, so how can you fault it for being a really good version of what it is?
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