croon a few really catchy songs, like E-O Eleven! At the same time it's also a window into another era, a time of larger than life Hollywood stars. You know this movie is basically just a vehicle for the brat pack, and it's pure entertainment to just watch all these legends hamming it up, especially during the couple of musical interludes where you get to hear Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Roper!) in there as well! A few things hilariously go unexplained, like how they all managed to get casino jobs virtually overnnight, but it hardly seemed to matter. A nice surprise to see comedian Red Skelton and Norm Fell (Three's Company's Mr. However, I thought that Cesar Romero (known for his manic portayal of the Joker in the 60's Batman tv series) really stole the show right out from under the overly confident brat pack.I found his performance to be very commanding and impressive. was his usual charismatic self (why didn't he take off with the money?), Dean Martin seemed to be playing himself, a bit tipsy and sweaty with a drink in one hand and a smoke in the other, as he does in most of his films, and Frank Sinatra was also good as the understated womanizing organizer.

They seemed so natural around each other, which is no surprise considering that they were buddies in real life. It's been a while since I've watched an older movie, so I found the loose-yet-confident chemistry and acting of the brat pack members to be very refreshing. I'm not going to explain the plot, as I'm sure that 50 other people already have. Technically Ocean's Eleven may not be a great film, but whatever minor plot shortcomings that exist are made up for in spades by immeasurable style. I haven't seen the new remake of this movie yet, but they have some pretty big shoes to fill.

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