Saturday, January 29, 2022

Oceans 11 (1960)

 The original 'Ocean's 11' is better then I had expected it to be, I had been under the impression that it was kind of a casually thrown together film, but the screenplay is actually quite solid. Featuring The Rat Pack in the story of a plot to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casino's, the actors roles are very much written around their already established public personas, Sinatra, Martin, Lawton and the rest. Sixty two years on there is actually one of the eleven left living, 93 year old Henry Silva. Angie Dickinson is waisted, Cesar Romero used to good effect. The ending is different then in the remake, and it's a good one. ***

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