Clooney's commitment to Ocean's Eleven forced him to turn down the lead role in. But Duke is engaged to Foster's mother , who casually mentions that Foster and Ocean, who fought together in the army, are both unexpectedly in Las Vegas. They drive off, closely followed by Benedict's bodyguards. Rusty urges Danny to give up on the plan, believing Danny incapable of sound judgment while Tess is involved, but Danny refuses. .
He has also learned about Bergdorf's military record from the police. Everything appears to have gone off without a hitch. Danny shows up at the Bellagio purposely to be seen by Benedict, who, as predicted, locks him in a storeroom with Bruiser, a bouncer. However, the storytelling is rather weak and doesn't develop the characters or the heist well enough to get invested in. Reuben's familiarity with casino security makes him very reluctant to get involved, but when he starts to think of it as a good way to get back at his rival, Terry Benedict, who owns all three casinos, Reuben agrees to finance the operation. Soderbergh directed two , in 2004 and in 2007, which make up the. Benedict studies the video footage and recognizes that the flooring in the vault on the video lacks the Bellagio logo, which had been added only recently to the vault.
. It is the first installment of the franchise, and is a of the 1960. Archived from on March 19, 2002. Archived from on October 19, 2011. Between the two of them, they recruit nine other men, each with his own criminal specialty, to assist in the mission: moneyman Reuben Tishkoff Elliot Gould , card dealer Frank Bernie Mac , pickpocket Linus Matt Damon , aging con artist Saul Carl Reiner , British explosives pro Basher Don Cheadle , techie Dell Eddie Jemison , rude-boy brothers Virgil Casey Affleck and Turk Scott Caan , and professional acrobat Yen Shaobo Qin.
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts lead an all-star cast that delivers some really good performances. Benedict goes to see that Danny has seemingly been locked up in the storeroom throughout the heist and thus innocent of any crime. During this planning phase, the team discovers that Danny's ex-wife, Tess, is Benedict's girlfriend. The two go to to pitch the plan to wealthy friend and former owner Reuben Tishkoff. Sam Harmon entertains in one of the hotel's lounges. Benedict has his men follow the van, while he calls in a team to try to secure the vault. Josh Howard takes a job as a sanitation worker driving a garbage truck while others get jobs at the various casinos.
It's a film that takes a while to unravel and is mildly confusing throughout, however it's definitely an exciting and well made picture. Santos now confronts the thieves, demanding half of their take. This raises the suspicions of police, who wonder if there is any connection. One segment was also filmed at the former Las Vegas Union Pacific Depot. What Ocean doesn't tell the group is that there's another reason he's coordinating the heist: the three casinos they're robbing are all owned by ruthless gambling mogul Terry Benedict Andy Garcia , who just happens to be married to Ocean's former love Tess Julia Roberts. Sinatra became interested in the idea, and a variety of writers worked on the project.
By the time Bergdorf's body arrives at the mortuary, Santos has pieced together the puzzle. A garbage truck driven by Josh picks up the bags and passes through the police blockade. Yet despite its problems, Ocean's Eleven is a fun and lighthearted film that's wonderfully entertaining. Reformed mobster Duke Santos offers to recover the casino bosses' money for a percentage. Tess leaves Benedict and exits the hotel just in time to see Danny arrested. Benedict complies, having his bodyguards take the loaded duffel bags to a waiting van driven by remote control.
For Don Cheadle's role in this film, he needed to learn to speak with a accent, which drew harsh reviews from critics and is recognized as being one of the worst accents in film. The first film of the series, , featured Dickinson and Silva in a cameo. The similarities to the original end there, as Ocean conspires with his old pal Rusty Ryan Brad Pitt to rob 150 million dollars from an underground vault that serves three of Las Vegas' biggest casinos. As with its predecessor, Ocean's Eleven opens with its titular hero Danny Ocean George Clooney stepping into the Frank Sinatra role eager for a new challenge. However, the Wilson brothers had to vacate due to their commitment to. .
How did you get your ticket? Steven Soderbergh delivers a modern take on the Rat Pack classic Ocean's Eleven. Made by movie fans, for movie fans. As with its predecessor, Ocean's Eleven opens with its titular hero Danny Ocean George Clooney stepping into the Frank Sinatra role eager for a new challenge. The plan consists of simultaneously robbing the , the , and the casinos. The similarities to the original end there, as Ocean conspires with his old pal Rusty Ryan Brad Pitt to rob 150 million dollars from an underground vault that serves three of Las Vegas' biggest casinos. Demolition charges are planted on an tower and the backup electrical systems are covertly rewired in each casino. Since the robbery was well organized, he assumes it was a mob operation but his mob connections tell him they were not involved.