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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 05/07/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 57 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 111 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Caper, Ensemble Film See Also: Ocean's Eleven [Fullscreen], Ocean's Eleven [Widescreen] [DVD/CD], Ocean's Eleven [Fullscreen], Ocean's Eleven [Widescreen], Ocean's Eleven [Blu-ray], Ocean's Eleven [HD DVD]

A rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons team up for the heist to end all heists in this high-profile remake of the 1960 Rat Pack favorite. 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 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. 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). 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). Ocean's Eleven was updated by scribe Ted Griffin and marked the third feature shot by director Steven Soderbergh under the alias Peter Andrews. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

George Clooney - Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt - Rusty Ryan
Matt Damon - Linus Caldwell
Don Cheadle - Basher Tarr
Andy Garcia - Terry Benedict
Julia Roberts - Tess Ocean

Director Steven Soderbergh updates the '60s "Rat Pack" classic Ocean's 11 into a modern day star-studded caper. Warner has done an excellent job on this 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. Sporting sharp colors, detailed black levels, and solid fleshtones, this picture looks very clean without nary an imperfection to be found. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and French and is a very solid mix. This soundtrack features many instances of directional sound usage in both the front and rear speakers. All aspects of the dialogue, effects, and music are free of any excessive distortion or hiss. Also included on this disc are subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. =Ocean's 11 features a nice load of special features, even if they are a tad meager by today's blockbuster DVD standards. First up there are two commentary tracks, the first by director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Ted Griffin and a second by actors Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Andy Garcia. Both of these tracks are fun and engaging with the second track by the actors leaning more towards entertaining while the first track tends to be much more on the technical side. "The Making of Ocean's 11" is a 15-minute featurette that includes interviews with many of the cast and crew members who worked on the film. This is a typically bland promotional short that doesn't give much insight into the making of the film. "The Look of the Con" is a ten-minute featurette that includes interviews with costume designer Jeffrey Kurland and a few sketches of the wardrobes and costumes. Finally there are a few short resumes on the cast and crew, a theatrical trailer, and two teaser trailers for the film. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide