Ocean's Eleven stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia and a host of other characters. To summarize the plot, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his old pal Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) hire a team of men, each possessing a criminal specialty, to help them rob a vault that serves three of the largest casinos in Las Vegas. However, Danny has another reason for why he wants to rob these casinos. This reason is because these three casinos are owned by Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) who is married to Ocean's former lover Tess (Julia Roberts). The film is a remake from the 1960 film of the same name starring the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop).
I think that this is a great movie for our class to watch because we can discuss its similarities to The Beaver Coat and possibly The Broken Jug. Some other topics for discussion could be similarities between Danny Ocean and Mrs. Wolff, the question of “Is justice served?” by the end of the film, why does one sympathize with the criminal while watching this film and if not why, the similarities between the supporting characters of the plays and the film, how would someone feel while watching this film if the comedy was completely absent, and could we say this is a “Thief’s Comedy?”
Personally, I think this is one of George Clooney’s best films and, ladies, who does not like George Clooney. The film is not vulgar for all who have a problem with too much foul language and, or nudity. The story is clever, the comedy is smart and witty, and the host of characters is perfect. After all that has been said here, how can one not want to watch this movie?
THIS film is in my top 5 favorites, and I think it would make for a /very/ interesting discussion of understated comedy. If we get to watch more than one movie, this is the one I'm voting for.
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