74
Metascore
35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIt's slick, sleek, and stylish, and if it doesn't quite redefine cool, it certainly offers a snazzy update.
- 80L.A. WeeklyManohla DargisL.A. WeeklyManohla DargisThe most purely entertaining movie to come out of Hollywood so far this year, and if that doesn't seem worthy of Soderbergh's talents, it's worthy enough for a night's amusement.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerThe movie, in a very real sense, is about the privilege, the sexiness, of being a movie star. Certainly it isn't about the heist; never was.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA champagne bubble of a movie, lively, effervescent and diverting. If it bursts earlier than we'd like -- and it does -- that takes nothing away from the considerable pleasure it provides along the way.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIn her byplay with Clooney, Roberts only occasionally strikes a spark. Clooney, on the other hand, generates heat.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittA caper that rarely goes wrong.
- 75Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIt's not deep for a second -- indeed, it repels depth deliberately as if allergic to it -- but it's as swell a swell time as grown-ups could want at the movies.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSerious pianists sometimes pound out a little honky-tonk, just for fun. That's like what Steven Soderbergh is doing in Ocean's Eleven.
- 60The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyThe most confidently professional work Soderbergh has ever done, but it's also the least adventuresome and emotionally vital. It vanishes faster than a shot of bourbon. [Dec 10 2001, p. 110]
- 40TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissDoesn't offer much.