Ocean's 8

Plot: Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) gets out of prison, and sets up to steal a a bunch of jewelry from the Met in NYC. She recruits Lou (Cate Blanchett) and a roomful of other women to help. The characters are likable, and the caper action is lively.  [imdb]    [photos]

Review: I was pleasantly surprised by Ocean's 8. So what if you know the story, it is the characters that make it interesting. So what if it is wickedly improbable. It is isn't completely a caper movie; it is  equally a farce.

Interestingly, there isn't any male-bashing humor, or gender stereotype humor. 

I did not recognize Rihanna. She was pretty good. I really liked her in Valerian. 

Sandra Bullock is engaging, and Cate Blanchette is strong. Helena Bonham Carter was too over the top for me. I liked Anne Hathaway-

Cast: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Awkawfina, and a zillion cameos. 

Directed by: Gary Ross

Written by: Director Gary Ross and Olivia Milch

The Music: Wonderful soundtrack by Daniel Pemberton. From that first note while the opening credits are going by, it is a cool jazzy soundtrack. I bought the album. 

The Visuals: Just OK

Rating: 3.0 stars: I enjoyed it. Clearly it is derivative, but so are 99% of movies. 

More: Ocean's 8 grew out of the relationship between George Clooney's character and Sandra Bullock's character in Gravity. Writer/director Ross wanted to think about whether Bullock could play the sister in the Ocean's movies.

Even More: How much different would the box office be, if there were a co-ed movie, or what all- male? This movie opened on Friday at 15.8 million, which is more than the first day number for Oceans 13, the last sequel. Forecasts are for Oceans 8 to be slightly lower than the gender-reversed version of Ghostbusters.

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