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Friday, July 31, 2020

Ocean's 8 (2018)


Ocean's 8 is the fourth in the Ocean's film series but is more of a reboot that stars a complete female cast.  It still has ties to the original trilogy though as the main character, Debbie Ocean, is Danny Ocean's sister.  The general premise is the same, Debbie pulls together a team in order to perform a heist.  So while the objective isn't too original, at least the journey was quite interesting.  It takes the first half of the film in order to get the team of eight together, and the team has good chemistry.  The viewers are left mostly in the dark in terms of how the heist was going to work.  Their goal is to steal an expensive diamond necklace at a high profile event and it is during the execution where the film shines.  The neat thing is that the film doesn't end when the necklace is stolen but shows the aftermath as well.  With investigators being assigned, the team's job do not end and we get to see how they have prepared to try and get away with it.  Ocean's 8 is enjoyable overall as the actual heist was engaging.  While you would expect them to be successful, there were more than a few tense moments as unexpected things happen and they were on the verge of being busted.
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