• In theaters June 8th 2007
• Rated PG 13 for brief sensuality
• RunTime: 115 min
• Matt's rating - 3.75 out of 5

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  In 13 all the normal gang are back to seek vengeance against a casino owner (Al Pacino) who double crosses Reuban Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), Seeing Reuban despondent and bedridden puts Ocean's gang on a mission of vengeance. As always it will take calling in favors and pulling out all stops to ruin the grand opening of the new hotel. To do so means rigging every game on the casino floor; an impossible venture for any group. Well, except the writers. They pull every trick out of the bag and make impossible situations convenient and doable. You will need to over look all of these issues to totally enjoy the film. But it isn't hard.

  That in mind, this is honestly better than the previous heist and returns to the quick wit, look and style of the original. The banter is fresh and humorous over a vibey soundtrack and decent plot. So yes it was better. But brilliant? No. The element that made Ocean's 11 such a likable film was the characters. Although they all return here it is in brief, one and two line scenes that never give them a chance to breath and live. Frank (Bernie Mac) is restricted to a few sideways glances and a muttering or two and Livingston (Eddie Jemison) is reduced to a cameo at best. True the three amigos of Damon, Clooney and Pitt are prominent but it was the entire ensemble that made for greatness. The inclusion of Pacino and his right hand gal (Ellen Barkin) are a nice addition and both deliver expectedly solid performances.

  This is a decent movie and fans of 11 will walk away feeling satisfied. Rated PG-13 for brief sensuality, Ocean's 13 is a fairly tame movie by today's standards. The violence is non existent and the expletives rare. The sensuality, contained in one humorous scene, doesn't reach a one on the blush meter. I give Ocean's 13 a solid 3.75 out of 5 rolls of the loaded dice; just know before you go, I'm Matt Mungle.