Ocean’s
11 is a remake of Ocean’s Eleven
(1960), with George Clooney playing Danny Ocean rather than
Frank Sinatra. When the film begins, Danny is discharged from
a New Jersey with two goals in mind -- to pull the biggest
heist ever and to regain the affections of his estranged spouse
Tess (played by Julia Roberts). After reconnecting in Atlantic
City with some of his criminal colleagues, he heads for Las
Vegas and works out a gameplan with a team of eleven (including
characters played by Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and others). The
plan is to penetrate the safe of the Bellagio Hotel, which
is run by Terrence Benedict (played by Andy Garcia), who just
happens to be Tess’s current boyfriend. The elaborate
caper unfolds as planned, but ends with two of Benedict‘s
goons hired to follow Ocean, who is reunited with Tess. Directed
by Stephen Soderbergh, whose Traffic
(2000) focused on corruption in the drug trade, Ocean’s
11 glorifies clever criminals who make off with some
$160 million from Bellagio’s earnings, which of course
result from the desire of many foolish gamblers to part with
their money in the mistaken belief that they are smart enough
to beat the odds. MH
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