Obi-Wanma

Technically it's not a remake, it's a sequel

E Unit

We must have the same daughter. That's pretty much how on topic she likes to stay.

d2cheer

I thought it was pretty breezy fun. Not great, not something I need to see again or have seen in the theater but the girlfriend wanted to see it. Pretty sure she liked it more than I did.

Dan

Does it? Really?

"There's a woman named Debbie Ocean. She needs 8 people to do a heist."

Kids don't give a shit about all the other stuff you mentioned.

RoboDad

You could also mention that it is a sequel in a series of heist movies, but even that might turn her off to it since she might think she needs to see the others first to understand it.

Mabuse

Okay, sir.

Dan

True, but I mean... it's about as relevant as trying to explain the connections between Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Didn't mean to offend. Just thought it was funny that you said it was hard.

I feel like my wife sometimes likes to over-explain things to my kid (5). I'm just like... no. Keep it simple. Our kid doesn't care. Of course, then my kid is all, "No daddy! Give me the entire backstory of everyone involved so I can fully grasp the Oceans Cinematic Universe!"

edit: actually, it plays out about the same as your example with the bonus that I don't have to explain sequels and prequels and shit.

RoboDad

Agreed. I was just extrapolating the scenario that the daughter ends up seeing the movie, but then gets confused by the Danny references and the cameo by Elliott Gould.

Lara Means

I just saw this movie tonight and was surprised at just how boring it is. This cast was completely wasted on a terrible script. Wait for Netflix!

dvdjunkie32

I was surprised that my showing was packed out on Saturday two weeks after this really. I barely got a reserved seat 30 minutes ahead of showing. Maybe mom and dad were dropping kids off for Jurassic Park and going to this one.

Movie didn't blow me away, but was entertaining enough. My biggest complaint was the heist just seemed too easy. They didn't make it feel like an incredibly impossible task like Ocean's 11. Mid-way through, they do introduce a big road block to the plan, but the solution was really cheap and too easy.

DJariya

Caught a matinee today when I was waiting to get my car fixed.

This was actually the 2nd time I tried to see this. I used Movie Pass to see it a few weeks ago, but I was apparently really tired and dozed off for most of the movie after maybe the first 15 minutes.

So I paid money out of my own pocket to see it again. Kind of felt guilty not seeing it to completion.

It was just so-so. This caper seemed way too easy for the ladies. Everything fell into place way too easy for them. I didn't feel any imminent danger or threat against them. I liked the cast and they had good chemistry. But, this just felt like a re-tread of the 1st movie, but with lesser stakes. And then later in the movie when:



Lots of little cameos, but they were all really insignificant.

Also, does anyone seriously believe that Danny Ocean is actually:



Richard Armitage felt kind of wasted in this. I was kind of amused that they used James Corden in this as the insurance investigator. But again, there was really no threat from him.


I'd give this between a B- and C+ I don't think I'll be watching this again let alone owning it. It was a sorta decent 1-time watch.

And yes, Anne Hathaway did look really hot in this, especially in that black negligee.

Orbi-Wan Techno

Wife and I saw this on Saturday. It was perfectly adequate entertainment for a late Saturday afternoon.

Daytripper

Saw it last night and really liked it. Fun Summer film and everyone was great in it. Hoping they do another with this female cast. And it would be pretty cool if they did another one after that merging it with the guys (Clooney (???), Pitt, Damon etc). All in all, I'd give this a solid 8/10 rating.

Hazel Motes

I dug this. It was fun. Color me completely shocked that Clooney didn't cameo though.

Original Desmond

Not really really terrible like ghostbusters but it was a chore getting through it

Mediocre cast chemistry. Ok plot, some decent parts but for the most part , outshone by many tv shows

mndtrp

Ditto. I was kind of distracted throughout, but I enjoyed it overall. I was also expecting a Clooney appearance at the end. Even if it was just his shadow or his voice from offscreen.

GoldenJCJ

I was surprised at how little I cared for this movie. I’m always down for a fun, breezy heist movie but this one just didn’t deliver.

Aside from the characters just not being very likable, they never really had chemistry. So, Debbie’s master plan, that she spent 5 years methodically planning was essentially “get all the ladies high profile jobs working at the gala a week before it’s to occur”? Really that was her fool proof plan? Getting a bunch of people with criminal backgrounds jobs at an exclusive, super high security event? Hell, by the end, Sarah Paulson’s character was practically running the whole damn gala.

And I’m not even sure what the whole point of having Mindy Kaling’s character take the time and effort to break the necklace up into pieces and form new jewelry from it. Aside from the ridiculous plot line requiring her to set up her entire shop in the bathroom where, coincidentally no one stumbles upon an entire jeweler’s tool set, th only reason I can think it was in the movie was to show the “cool” slow motion exit of all the ladies wearing the jewelry as they walked down the gala stairs (which also meant they all had to have fancy gowns stashed somewhere).

It was also a missed opportunity for cameos. Elliot Gould gives a creepy, entirely useless, cameo at the beginning and then the little acrobat at the end. Not even an appearance from Matt “I’ll cameo in any piece of crap movie” Damon. But we do get a picture of Clooney that looked like it was taken from a screen grab of the first Ocean’s movie and out in an 8x10 frame!

The whole movie was just too contrived and too convenient for me. No tension, no surprises, the heist itself seem like lazy writing to me (Anne Hathaway’s character motivations make absolutely no sense. And if she was in on the plan why did they even have to poison her? Cate Blanchett’s character didn’t even need to be there and Anne Hathaway’s character didn’t need to actually throw up). Such a waste of a great cast.

Koby

Didn't like this movie. Didn't like the setup, the characters, the plot, or the execution.

GoldenJCJ says my thoughts on the film better than I could.