Is it possible
that there have been too many heist movies?
Because that’s how Ocean’s 8 felt—like I’ve seen so many heist movies
that I was hoping for something, anything, out of the ordinary to happen.
The movie stuck to the regular Ocean’s Eleven franchise style: they
plan an elaborate scheme, gather the crew they need to pull it off, and, in the
end, succeed.
Other than the same old heist movie formula, my hat goes off to Anne Hathaway
for her amazing performance.
Ocean’s 8 is
a spin-off of Ocean’s Eleven and follows up on what happened to Danny
Ocean, who is set up as dead in this movie. His sister, Debbie Ocean (Sandra
Bullock), is just like her brother, and Cate Blanchett’s character, Lou, plays
a similar role to Debbie as Brad Pitt’s character did to Danny.
Just like every Danny Ocean heist, Debbie plans a big one too—one that’s
supposed to set her and her partners up for life.
Their goal? To steal a $150 million diamond necklace at the Met Gala.
The task isn’t easy, so Debbie and Lou assemble a team of skilled individuals,
each with specific talents needed to pull off the heist.
The plan is
straightforward: they need to get the necklace onto the neck of a celebrity
attending the Met Gala. They’ll then steal the necklace and replace it with a
fake before the owners realize it’s missing. By then, they’ll be long gone.
To add a little
spice to the plot, Debbie has a grudge against her ex. He’s the one who set her
up, leading to her imprisonment (which is where the movie begins). It was in
prison that she spent over five years planning this heist, partly to get back
at him for betraying her.
That’s the plot
of this movie with an all-women crew.
I just feel better writing could have made this movie far better than its
predecessors. The heist here doesn’t have the same complexity as Danny Ocean’s,
where you feel like there are too many moving parts and “how-tos” to keep track
of.
Then, when it came to rounding out the crew, I wish they’d done a better job
than just adding an extra member we could’ve guessed from the posters and
trailers.
The movie
features a lot of cameos, including appearances from two of the original Ocean’s
Eleven cast members. It’s done well at the box office, and with that
success, I’m pretty sure plans are already in place for a sequel.
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