"Ocean's Thirteen" *** (out of four): Third time's a charm for the Soderbergh-Clooney heist series, with this extended caper flick that never stops long enough for anything but a knowing wink.
Continuing an unexpected trend started by "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", “Ocean’s Thirteen”, the third in the numerically troublesome “Ocean’s” series, proves to be the best of the bunch. Like “Pirates 3”, “Thirteen” learns from its past. 2001’s remake, “Ocean’s Eleven”, was at best a mugging attempt to capitalize on the kitsch of Rat Pack nostalgia. 2004’s disappointing “Ocean’s Twelve” took the series into “meta” territory and away from its heist roots. “Thirteen” goes back to the basics. It is, in essence, one long caper from start to finish. And while it makes almost no sense (and never pauses for a minute to think about it), everyone’s having a ball – and this time, the audience is included.
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