Ocean's eleven is a 2001 film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It is one of the most cult heist films of recent years. The reason for its success? A 5-star cast and a very precise scenario.
Danny Ocean has just been released from several years in prison. When former criminals seek repentance, Danny's goal is to resume his activities. His objective: to rob 3 casinos that turn out to be owned by Terry Benedict, a fierce businessman; And this, with the help of experienced criminals with whom he has previously done business. A work full of twists and humor.
An extraordinary cast
Ocean's Eleven is first a character played by the talented George Clooney (What else?), who plays the role of Danny Ocean aka the brain of the group, who thought all the heist. George Clooney's acting in Ocean's Eleven lives up to the usual charisma we know him.
His right-hand man in the realization of the heist of the century is none other than Brad Pitt. The latter plays the role of Rusty Ryan, aka the man for the job. Throughout the film, he helps Danny Ocean fine-tune this new impossible mission by recruiting the heist team.
In the role of the insecure robber, a little blundering, nothing but the excellent Matt Damon who plays the character of Linus Cadwell; son of a former partner of Ocean and Ryan. He is also a key character whose progression we like to see as the heist stages.
Finally, among all these men appears our famous Pretty Woman, also known as Julia Roberts, in the role of Ocean's ex-wife. Just to say that even heist movies also have their share of romanticism.
A captivating scenario
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Steven Soderbergh manages to take us away in this work thanks to his perfectly realized scenario. Suspense is the watchword of Ocean 's Eleven, because initially, it is not explicitly known why Danny Ocean chose casinos that belong to the same man.
From the beginning of the film, we say that the idea of this robbery is absolutely unrealizable, because we become aware of the fact that those who have already tried this plan before have failed at the gates of the casino. We then say that the adventure may be very perilous for our robbers.
Finally, the suspense keeps us in suspense throughout the film. The production of Ocean's Elven is shot so that we live all the stages of the heist with the robbers; from the formation of the team to the actions of preparing the breakage, without being able to guess if the plan will succeed or fail. Not to mention the twists that happen when you least expect it!
To give you an idea, Eleven's Ocean could be considered the ancestor of the hit Netflix heist series: La Casa de Papel. Ocean would play the role of the professor, Ryan from Berlin… You get the idea. An action movie to add to your list of movies to watch without moderation, for any Netflix (and Chill) party.
