Laboring under the handicaps of a contrived script, an uncertain approach and personalities in essence playing themselves, the production never quite makes its point, but romps along merrily unconcerned that it doesn't.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
10 Jun 2009
rotten:
Terminally boring.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
10 Jun 2009
rotten:
Young people are likely to find this more appropriate and bewitching than do their elders. The latter are likely to feel less gleeful in the presence of heroes who rob and steal.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
The original Ocean's is fun, fun, fun.
– Karen Croft,
Salon.com,
17 Dec 2001
fresh:
The heist itself, though, is a superb piece of movie-making.