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7/11/2021

Ocean's 11 (1960)

A group of army buddies, led by Sinatra as Danny Ocean, decide to hit 5 Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve. We know how fun the concept of a heist with a big group of perpetrators can be because we've seen the 2001 film. Unfortunately, the filmmakers for this iteration weren't able to see that, so... less fun.

There's a whole lot of talking and some mild ribbing for the first 90 minutes or so. Once the heist actually starts, it somehow doesn't get any more lively. The heist consists of 1) making the lights go out, 2) marking a door in each venue with some kind of invisible paint and then 3) walking through that door to take the money. It's so boring.

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