Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Brian Koppelman, David Levien,

Stars:

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Clooney	...	Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt	...	Rusty Ryan
Matt Damon	...	Linus Caldwell / Lenny Pepperidge
Michael Mantell	...	Dr. Stan
Elliott Gould	...	Reuben Tishkoff
Ray Xifo	...	Reuben's Butler
Al Pacino	...	Willy Bank
Adam Lazarre-White	...	Bank's Junior Executive
Eddie Jemison	...	Livingston Dell
Don Cheadle	...	Basher Tarr
Shaobo Qin	...	Yen
Casey Affleck	...	Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan	...	Turk Malloy
Bernie Mac	...	Frank Catton
Carl Reiner	...	Saul Bloom

Storyline

The last time we saw Danny Ocean's crew, they were paying back ruthless casino mogul Terry Benedict after stealing millions from him. However, it's been a while since they've come back together, which is all about to change. When one of their own, Reuben Tishkoff, builds a hotel with another casino owner, Willy Bank, the last thing he ever wanted was to get cut out of the deal personally by the loathsome Bank. Bank's attitude even goes so far as to finding the amusement in Tishkoff's misfortune when the double crossing lands Reuben in the hospital because of a heart attack. However, Danny and his crew won't stand for Bank and what he's done to a friend. Uniting with their old enemy Benedict, who himself has a vendetta against Bank, the crew is out to pull off a major plan; one that will unfold on the night Bank's newest hot spot opens up. They're not in this for the money, but for the revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

casino | heart attack | heist | revenge | black & white to color | 

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Taglines:

How To Steal Half A Billion Dollars, In 3.5 Minutes?

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [fr] Warner Bros [ru]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

8 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

13

Filming Locations:

Bellagio Casino & Hotel - 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,021,302 (UK) (8 June 2007)

Gross:

$117,144,465 (USA) (14 September 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures, Jerry Weintraub Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the film, when Rusty and Danny are in the airport, they each mock each other. Rusty tells Danny to try and keep the weight off in between jobs next time. This is a reference to George Clooney, who put on extra weight for his role in Syriana and in turn injured his back doing some stunts. Danny tells Rusty, "Settle down and have a couple of kids," which is a reference to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship and children.

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Goofs

By 2006 slot machines - especially those at McCarran Airport - had gone coinless, accepting only paper money and dispensing barcoded vouchers that can either be inserted into another machine or redeemed for cash, thereby rendering the Susan B. Anthony con moot.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rusty Ryan: [answering phone] Yeah. Shit. Where is he? Gotta go.

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Crazy Credits

The main cast have a separate credit sequence done up to look like 70's Las Vegas Glitz and Glamor before the official credits roll

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Connections

Features Solitaire (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Hansel and Pretzel"
(1959)
Written by Henri Rene (as Henri René)
Performed by Henri René and His Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

A Good Movie To Watch And Multi-Task With

Have you ever watched a film while multi-tasking? Well if you have, you should do it again but this time put on Ocean's Thirteen. I would not describe myself as a fan of the Oceans' movies but I have pretty much enjoyed all of them. In light of that though this is the worst one of the series.

The movie is very well acted in that it appears the whole cast has fun with the material from top to bottom. That does not make it a good film though it just makes it a nice to get together. One thing I could say though was this time around I actually noticed Casey Affleck because of his recent breakout performances in other films. So with that, he and Al Pacino just adds to the fun of watching all the great actors and stars in the film. The script is very witty at times and did have me chuckle more often then not. What was missing though were the star actresses. Tangle in all the fun of a crazy scheme to rob a casino, gambling and just Las Vegas is the women. It would have been great to see Julia Roberts or Catherina Zeta Jones or even both back for the film. Instead we had to settle with Ellen Barkin who has not nearly as an impressive career or persona as her counterparts.

As the rest of the series this film really is not too thought provoking or deep. It won't inspire you to do something so honestly it won't be too necessary to focus all your thoughts on this film. This is an entertaining film considering George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Al Pacino, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac and Casey Affleck are in it but yet it isn't as well made or enjoyable as its predecessors.