The goal of a heist movie is to do three thing: Look cool, act cool and appear clever. (It's a rare heist movie that's even half as clever as it wants to be). In addition, this is a summer heist movies. A summer movie, in a light entertainment genre, should make you feel like you're not just paying for the privilege of getting access to the theater's AC.
On all these things, Ocean's 8 delivers. It's fun, it's entertaining, and I was more annoyed by the high cost of theater popcorn than I was by the high cost of theater tickets. The only real sour spot for me was Helena Bonham Carter. I'm not a fan of her, even at her best, and this was not her best. I suspect casting thought her quirkiness would be a good match for the quirkiness of the fashion industry, but instead, she came across as someone not only confused as to why they were there, but confused as to why they were at all.
Delivers on its promise
The goal of a heist movie is to do three thing: Look cool, act cool and appear clever. (It's a rare heist movie that's even half as clever as it wants to be). In addition, this is a summer heist movies. A summer movie, in a light entertainment genre, should make you feel like you're not just paying for the privilege of getting access to the theater's AC.
On all these things, Ocean's 8 delivers. It's fun, it's entertaining, and I was more annoyed by the high cost of theater popcorn than I was by the high cost of theater tickets. The only real sour spot for me was Helena Bonham Carter. I'm not a fan of her, even at her best, and this was not her best. I suspect casting thought her quirkiness would be a good match for the quirkiness of the fashion industry, but instead, she came across as someone not only confused as to why they were there, but confused as to why they were at all.