Nice mix of action and humour - Ocean’s 13
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High-octane action: Ocean’s 13.
Ocean’s 13
Genre: action
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Al Pacino.
Storyline: This team is after diamonds which they want to steal.
Bottomline: Worth a visit to the theatre.
The Hollywood bonanza continues for cinemagoers. After ‘Spider-Man’ made a comeback, ‘Pirates…’ too came back to make their presence felt, and ‘Shrek’ discovered there was not much love lost in the third outi
ng.
Now comes the ‘Ocean’ team, with one more member added. The original was a masterpiece, the sequel tolerable. This one is likeable for its momentum, a nice mix of action with humour.
Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon with Al Pacino, this is the kind of film that gets an initial at the box office because of the recall value.
Then sustains itself because of the following of its formidable star line-up. It is a heist saga again with the team chasing diamonds once more. There is a little difference: the motive is revenge. And there are dollops of good, rocking laughs to go with high-octane action.
A little self-indulgent at times, a little over-the-top at others, but still worth the time. Not much by way of surprises in Steven Soderbergh’s film, but the joy comes from the necessary contortions and the tricks along the way.
Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones are not here but the guys hold fort, with Pacino predictably proving stronger than the competition. One visit shall suffice.
ZIYA US SALAM
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