Review of OCEAN'S THIRTEEN

OCEAN'S 13- STORY: When one of the group is swindled and injured by a casino owner, the group decides on payback.

OCEAN'S 13- MESSAGE: Stand up to injustice, competence and teamwork win the day as does resourcefulness and expertise.

OCEAN'S 13- WIN: The film shows the positive sides of friendship, loyalty, teamwork, skill and communication. It also shows the unspoken communication of two people who are close enough almost to know each others' thoughts. It shows mistakes being made by people of an emotional and behavioral disposition likely to make mistakes. It has a good business model of a group, good leadership and communication. It pursues the concept of group justice towards one who goes too far.

OCEAN'S 13- LOSE: It gives a false picture of criminals as being intelligent, leaving insufficient clues to stop them, functioning well in a civilized group and happy, none of which are true in real life. It promotes gambling, drinking and criminality.

OCEAN'S 13- EFFECT ON ME: I was very satisfied when the bad guy was losing what he valued the most, money and diamonds. It was also satisfying to see people winning big at a casino because that is a rare thrill. It made me want to learn more about efficient teams (honest ones, of course) and how a true group functions.

Sincerely,
Becky MateScript Consultant
www.virtueinthearts.com