Ocean's 13, Lady in the Water and You, Me and Dupree

I watched three movies this weekend. I usually try and catch one a week or so, but this weekend I ended up watching more than usual. Since none of these movies really deserve their own review, so I'll do it all once in a very contrite format.

Ocean's 13
Easily the most enjoyable of the 3. Very clever dialogue, all-star cast and a fun story line made this a very enjoyable movie watching experience. I was rather surprised by how clean this movie was. Aside from one (at max 2) swear words and one sexual seduction scene that ended no where, it was a clean afair.

Without giving away too much of the plot. Reuben played by Elliot Gould is conned by Al Pacino's character into losing his 50% stake in this brand new casino. This ticks off Ocean and his crew so they seek revenge. This was much improved over the second one, and returned to some of the roots of what worked in the original. The one scene between Pacino and Andy Garcia was built up and was a huge let down.

In the end, the movie worked and I had a good time. I think this was better than the second, but not quite as good as the first. Something that is a rarity for the third movie in a trilogy these days. It was a much better outing for a 3rd then spider-man, but that isn't saying much either.

Pros:
Great cast
Fun dialogue
Better then #2

Cons:
The thing that you are waiting for never happens.
Garcia and Pacino could have had a better scene.


Overall I give it a 7.5/10

Lady in the Water

The latest outing by supernatural water fearing alien director M. Night Shyamamalamalalan. This movie was perhaps his worst film to date. He is known for making a certain kind of film, and this definitely was not it. This movie seeped with his ego, espicially with casting himself in probably the role of the character that gained the most from the series of events in the film.

It was originally a bed time story his children, his children must have been bored.

Pros:
The CGI wasn't terrible.
The movie ended

Cons:
The movie started.

4/10


You, Me and Dupree
A romantic comedy that lacked both romance and comedy. Not a good combination when they are the only two things you have going for you. Owen Wilson played pretty much the same role he does in every single film. The smooth talking fun guy. Wow, how original.

In the end this movie should have gotten a vasectomy and never been birthed. Not even Kate Hudson could save this movie from the realms of terrible films that should never be watched.

pros:
...

cons:
It was made.


2/10