I am not making any negative remarks on the older version of it, but the reason I love this film is because of its slick and suave film making, which I am pretty certain, that, this kind of style must had not been in the Ocean’s eleven of the 60s.
For the plot, we have Danny Ocean, who wants to knock away three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously which are under the ownership of Terry Benedict. The reason for this heist is almost personal for Danny. Now with the help of Rusty Ryan, he recruits a team of 11 Con-men for the ‘Job’ of achieving this too ambitious heist. And then the rest was magnanimous. It’s a movie you should keep in your shelf forever.
Ocean’s Eleven has one of the best ensemble cast ever seen, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Julia Roberts, do you remember any other flick with such big names all together, may be The Departed.
For some reason, Clooney was destined to do the role of Daniel Ocean, he is just the kind of personality Danny Ocean was; elegant, suave, handsome, classy and Cool headed, I think it was not a tough call to choose an actor to play Danny.
This was perhaps something new for Brad Pitt, being just a regular guy called Rusty Ryan; we all remember him as Tyler Durden of Fight Club or the Crazy Mickey o’ Neil in Snatch. He is just not used to play less complex characters, so this one I liked for Pitt as well.
Matt Damon aka ‘Jason Bourne’ had already won an Oscar for Good will Hunting before Ocean’s eleven, but it was an important film for his career, as an actor. All I can say is that I found his role more significant than Brad Pitt’s.
For the female lead, Julia Roberts was perhaps the best choice to cast, because for someone as great as George Clooney, you need someone equally elegant and beautiful as Julia Roberts, I just loved watching her.
And let’s not forget the Antagonist, Andy Garcia, I had only seen him before in Godfather Part III but the fact is that at times he faded away Al Pacino in Godfather’s 3rd and final installment. He may not have a great filmography, but he sure is a great actor.
There are greater films made every year but I tell you what, Ocean’s eleven has something that you would never like to talk about it on the basis of ratings or rankings or awards. It will remain close to your heart.
-Amrit Rukhaiyaar
Entertainment Magazine
This is not a movie review; this post will focus less on how fantastic a film Ocean's Eleven was and more on the great ensemble cast this film came up with.
Ocean’s Eleven is a remake, did you know that, if no, you surely don’t need to know that anyways, and if yes, please ignore the fact because this may be a remake but has a charm of its own.
I am not making any negative remarks on the older version of it, but the reason I love this film is because of its slick and suave film making, which I am pretty certain, that, this kind of style must had not been in the Ocean’s eleven of the 60s.
For the plot, we have Danny Ocean, who wants to knock away three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously which are under the ownership of Terry Benedict. The reason for this heist is almost personal for Danny. Now with the help of Rusty Ryan, he recruits a team of 11 Con-men for the ‘Job’ of achieving this too ambitious heist. And then the rest was magnanimous. It’s a movie you should keep in your shelf forever.
Ocean’s Eleven has one of the best ensemble cast ever seen, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Julia Roberts, do you remember any other flick with such big names all together, may be The Departed.
For some reason, Clooney was destined to do the role of Daniel Ocean, he is just the kind of personality Danny Ocean was; elegant, suave, handsome, classy and Cool headed, I think it was not a tough call to choose an actor to play Danny.
This was perhaps something new for Brad Pitt, being just a regular guy called Rusty Ryan; we all remember him as Tyler Durden of Fight Club or the Crazy Mickey o’ Neil in Snatch. He is just not used to play less complex characters, so this one I liked for Pitt as well.
Matt Damon aka ‘Jason Bourne’ had already won an Oscar for Good will Hunting before Ocean’s eleven, but it was an important film for his career, as an actor. All I can say is that I found his role more significant than Brad Pitt’s.
For the female lead, Julia Roberts was perhaps the best choice to cast, because for someone as great as George Clooney, you need someone equally elegant and beautiful as Julia Roberts, I just loved watching her.
And let’s not forget the Antagonist, Andy Garcia, I had only seen him before in Godfather Part III but the fact is that at times he faded away Al Pacino in Godfather’s 3rd and final installment. He may not have a great filmography, but he sure is a great actor.
There are greater films made every year but I tell you what, Ocean’s eleven has something that you would never like to talk about it on the basis of ratings or rankings or awards. It will remain close to your heart.
-Amrit Rukhaiyaar
I am not making any negative remarks on the older version of it, but the reason I love this film is because of its slick and suave film making, which I am pretty certain, that, this kind of style must had not been in the Ocean’s eleven of the 60s.
For the plot, we have Danny Ocean, who wants to knock away three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously which are under the ownership of Terry Benedict. The reason for this heist is almost personal for Danny. Now with the help of Rusty Ryan, he recruits a team of 11 Con-men for the ‘Job’ of achieving this too ambitious heist. And then the rest was magnanimous. It’s a movie you should keep in your shelf forever.
Ocean’s Eleven has one of the best ensemble cast ever seen, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Julia Roberts, do you remember any other flick with such big names all together, may be The Departed.
For some reason, Clooney was destined to do the role of Daniel Ocean, he is just the kind of personality Danny Ocean was; elegant, suave, handsome, classy and Cool headed, I think it was not a tough call to choose an actor to play Danny.
This was perhaps something new for Brad Pitt, being just a regular guy called Rusty Ryan; we all remember him as Tyler Durden of Fight Club or the Crazy Mickey o’ Neil in Snatch. He is just not used to play less complex characters, so this one I liked for Pitt as well.
Matt Damon aka ‘Jason Bourne’ had already won an Oscar for Good will Hunting before Ocean’s eleven, but it was an important film for his career, as an actor. All I can say is that I found his role more significant than Brad Pitt’s.
For the female lead, Julia Roberts was perhaps the best choice to cast, because for someone as great as George Clooney, you need someone equally elegant and beautiful as Julia Roberts, I just loved watching her.
And let’s not forget the Antagonist, Andy Garcia, I had only seen him before in Godfather Part III but the fact is that at times he faded away Al Pacino in Godfather’s 3rd and final installment. He may not have a great filmography, but he sure is a great actor.
There are greater films made every year but I tell you what, Ocean’s eleven has something that you would never like to talk about it on the basis of ratings or rankings or awards. It will remain close to your heart.
-Amrit Rukhaiyaar
