Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
- Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Steven Soderbergh's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
- Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
- The incredible score for Ocean's Thirteen was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Ocean's Thirteen is a 2007 American heist comedy directed by Steven Soderbergh, the concluding chapter of the rebooted Ocean's trilogy. When casino mogul Willy Bank, played by Al Pacino, double-crosses Reuben Tishkoff, putting him in the hospital with a heart attack, Danny Ocean assembles his full crew for a revenge job: rig Bank's brand-new casino to lose on its opening night, ensuring its destruction and humiliating its owner. The film returned to the Las Vegas setting and the purely entertaining, consequence-free caper tone that had made Ocean's Eleven a hit after the more divisive European detour of Twelve.
Al Pacino's Willy Bank, a ruthlessly charming predator, gave the crew a villain the audience genuinely wanted to see punished. The ensemble camaraderie, which by the third film had developed an effortless, improvisational quality, was the franchise's most reliable pleasure. Ocean's Thirteen earned $311 million worldwide on a $85 million budget.
