anybody have any thoughts on ocean's 11. It's done good box office and has
done well criticallly, but I found it very dissapointing. It didn't seem to
be about anything - ie no themes, no character development or
transformations, no personal stakes (even the good v bad theme was
unconvincing as Andy Garcia can not do evil very well). It was as if the
director lazily assumed the stars would bring their own character to the
film and so didn't bother sketching them in - although Brad Pitt does eat
alot. People tell me it's only a bit of fun, but I find even fun movies
(Moulin Rouge for example) are meaningful and moving. But maybe I'm missing
the point.
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