I
had my misgivings about this movie, since it's a remake
of a cult classic starring the rat pack, and because it has one of
those "made for big box office" all star casts. But I am
a fan of George Clooney and Matt Damon, so I decided to give it a
chance. The story develops well enough (if a bit slowly), as Clooney
gathers together eleven specialists who will help in various ways
with the heist of a casino's money, which is stored in an impregnable
vault. Even the misdirection and clever plot twists are okay —
up to a certain point. But the ending left me so flat that all the
air went out of the balloon. I was expecting something more, much
more, like in the original. So this is misleading in that it's not
a remake at all, just another caper movie that happens to involve
a casino.
—
marty
