Ocean's 11 (2001) Critic Reviews

It's a scrumptious and dizzy-spirited lark, a what-the-hell-let's-rob-the-casino flick made with so much wit and brains and dazzle and virtuosity that the sheer speed and cleverness of the caper hits you like a shot of pure oxygen.Read the full review

Forget Oscar, Ocean's Eleven is the coolest damned thing around.Read the full review

Depends on comic timing so precise that it seems weightless and all but effortless. And it depends on performers, of course, who can do a comic turn just as readily as a deft writer can turn a phrase. In that department, Ocean's Eleven is at least 11 times blessed.Read the full review

One thoroughbred of a movie. Sleek, well-muscled and brisk, director Steven Soderbergh's newest offering delivers just about everything anyone could possibly want from filmed entertainment -- except deep thought.Read the full review

It's slick, sleek, and stylish, and if it doesn't quite redefine cool, it certainly offers a snazzy update.Read the full review

Soderbergh rallies a seismic jolt of enthusiasm, and the movie is an elating blaze of flair and pride.Read the full review

Soderbergh won't hit the Oscar jackpot with Ocean's Eleven, but he has come up with a stylish winner.Read the full review

A champagne bubble of a movie, lively, effervescent and diverting. If it bursts earlier than we'd like -- and it does -- that takes nothing away from the considerable pleasure it provides along the way.Read the full review

An all-star remake of the all-star original, Ocean's Eleven is a lark for everybody concerned, including the audience. Breezy, nonchalant and without a thing on its mind except having a little fun.Read the full review