Ocean's 8

Name: Ocean's 8
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: June 8, 2018
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Brian J. Carter, Cate Blanchett, Dakota Fanning

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: June 8, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Brian J. Carter, Cate Blanchett, Dakota Fanning, Daniella Rabbani, Deidre Goodwin, Gemma Forbes, Griffin Dunne, Hailey Baldwin, Helena Bonham Carter, Jaime King, Katherine Hozier-Adams, Katie Holmes, Kylie Jenner, Matt Damon, Mindy Kaling, Olivia Munn, Richard Armitage, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson

Summary: The tide has turned and it’s a whole new “Ocean’s” when eight women led by Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) attempt an impossible heist at New York City's annual Met Gala.

Director: Gary Ross

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 110 min

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William Bibbiani

Jun 5, 2018

Ocean’s 8 is the most satisfying installment in the franchise. The all-star cast is impeccable, the shift in focus yields sharp insights, and the heist itself is wily and enjoyable. What the film lacks in suspense it makes up for in style, and that style has undeniable substance. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Jun 5, 2018

The illegal goings-on move to New York, where the plot plods until the crew gets together and the movie unleashes its secret comedic weapon: Anne Hathaway. Read full review

Rex Reed

Jun 8, 2018

An all-star cast of #MeToo celebrants are now determined to prove how empowered women can make the same smart, entertaining heist movies as men. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jun 7, 2018

While the spectacularly gifted and enormously likable cast has the firepower and charisma to match the testosterone-fueled ensembles of those earlier films, Ocean’s 8 is more of a smooth glide than an exhilarating adventure. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Jun 7, 2018

With a promising cast like that, not to mention the glittery party setting, Ocean’s 8 should be great fun. Instead, it’s a kind of noncommittal semi-fun. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

Jun 6, 2018

A category of films that reward viewers who view the cinemas as an escape, rather than an arena of deep thought. If you’re coming off a super bad week, or have had a few drinks, or just happen to find a crowded theater where laughs are contagious, you’ll have a much better time. If you rent the movie and view it alone, you’ll probably laugh three times, and never watch it again. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 6, 2018

A make-work project for generations of Hollywood women and female fashion celebrities, it is pristine in its visuals — mainly closeups of the Oscar winners and other great beauties of its cast precise in its caper — and utterly bloodless in execution. Read full review

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bfedders

Jun 9, 2018

The chemistry between Sandy and Cate alone make the film worth seeing. Add to that some great cameos and a serviceable plot -- and Rihanna! -- and you have a summer hit. Chew your popcorn loudly and you won't notice the fact that the other Ocean's films got better writing and directing.The chemistry between Sandy and Cate alone make the film worth seeing. Add to that some great cameos and a serviceable plot -- and Rihanna! -- and you have a summer hit. Chew your popcorn loudly and you won't notice the fact that the other Ocean's films got better writing and directing. Sequel please -- and with Greta Gerwig, how 'bout?… Expand

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Popcorn55

Jun 24, 2018

A fine entertaining popcorn movie for a summer weekend. Nobody gets shot or killed, and lots and lots of glitzy fashion, bling and style, not to mention eye candy! Sandra Bullock is always fun, and while not entirely believable, the rest of these rather wholesome and middle-class badgirlsA fine entertaining popcorn movie for a summer weekend. Nobody gets shot or killed, and lots and lots of glitzy fashion, bling and style, not to mention eye candy! Sandra Bullock is always fun, and while not entirely believable, the rest of these rather wholesome and middle-class badgirls are an engaging crew. Credibility wears thin in places, but hey--it's a tall tale, not a documentary fercrissakes. Whaddya expect?? The all-business guys at Cartier are one of the high points of the film, kudos for their faultlessly executed supporting roles. And that sure is a big heavy vault door they have there!… Expand

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franc95

Jul 3, 2021

While paying the right homage to the original Ocean’s, this movie serves a story that entertains.  The cast is amazing, but Ocean’s 8 is not as powerful as 11

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GrantD243

Jun 13, 2018

I like heist movies. I like them quite a bit, actually, but it is a hard genre to make something that hasn't been done before. American Animals, I feel like, succeeded in doing a different kind of heist movie. Ocean's 8, however, is nothing special, at all. It's nothing new, and honestly itI like heist movies. I like them quite a bit, actually, but it is a hard genre to make something that hasn't been done before. American Animals, I feel like, succeeded in doing a different kind of heist movie. Ocean's 8, however, is nothing special, at all. It's nothing new, and honestly it was not even as entertaining as I was hoping it would be.

Story: The story of Ocean's 8 follows Debbie Ocean as she gets released from prison and reveals that she's been planning a heist for several years. She then gathers a crew to execute the heist. There is some fun to be had here, as one of the most fun parts of heist movies is when the characters are planning and preparing for the heist. However, it all seems so, so easy. Anytime the characters hit a snag, or run into something that may be a problem, it's not really a problem. They brush it off and almost instantly have a solution that works. There is never a feeling that the heist won't work out, or that some road block may cause a real problem for anyone involved. There are also several attempts at humor, but most of it fell flat. My showing wasn't sold out, but it was fairly full and there were maybe two moments when the audience collectively chuckled. It also doesn't help that apart from the set up...I honestly didn't find this movie as fun as I expected to. The actual heist is somewhat entertaining, but nothing special, and the rest of the third act (after the heist sequence is over) is honestly kind of boring. Acting: Everyone involved does a great job, which is almost a given these days in most major releases.. Unsurprisingly, Sandra Bullock is the standout among the main crew. Overall: Ocean's 8 is fine, I guess. Some people will enjoy it, some won't. It is cool that they had an all-female cast, but apart from that this movie is nothing to write home about.… Expand

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SchroederRock

Dec 21, 2018

This is a good movie if you've never seen an Ocean's movie before. Otherwise, it's perhaps the most unimaginative sequel of the modern era of movies. Pick any original 3 Ocean's movies and I'd say you'd be in for an above-average comedic heist movie with plenty of cleverness and flash toThis is a good movie if you've never seen an Ocean's movie before. Otherwise, it's perhaps the most unimaginative sequel of the modern era of movies. Pick any original 3 Ocean's movies and I'd say you'd be in for an above-average comedic heist movie with plenty of cleverness and flash to entertain for the entire runtime. Ocean's 8 has a mostly-excellent cast which made me think there was tons of fun to be had with a rather odd idea for a sequel that screams "women can do it too and we should make the same movie that's been made 3 times already". That's exactly what Ocean's 8 is. Forget the great talent on-screen, Ocean's 8 rips off every Ocean's movie before it - sometimes so obviously that I'm convinced I could have written a better screenplay. So much of Ocean's 8 is copycat material with little-to-no changes and plot twists you can see from a mile away (if you can call them that). It really bugged me because you see so many talented actresses coming into the franchise and you think "hey, this could actually end up being a great resurrection of this series". It could have easily been better with better directing and writing to fill the time more properly. I kept asking myself "why isn't Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts in this thing?" since those two had been a part of the previous movies - seemed like a missed opportunity. All kinds of "coulda-shoulda" moments throughout but in the end Ocean's 8 is just so far from the quality of the original 3 movies that it's hard to enjoy. There are isolated moments that got a chuckle out from me or that I just enjoyed because of the smooth feelings that comes so naturally from this series, but those moments were far and fleeting. Ocean's 11, 12, 13 are all so much better I'm so bewildered that this movie even got the green light with such a shoddy screenplay. Some of the best moments are the limited appearances from previous cast members (which I won't spoil but they aren't really that important) that are little more than nods to the original trilogy. If only this movie had been done better... a solid 4 out of 10 but as I said this movie might more of something like a 6 out of 10 if you've seen nothing of the previous movies just because you wouldn't recognize all of the plagiarism occurring throughout.… Expand

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MysticDingo

Jun 18, 2018

This is just another hollywood attempt at "Hey! Lets take a classic movie and flip the casts gender!!!" It's pure pc propaganda. The only reason that I'm giving it a 2 is because I don't trust these ratings sites algorithms to take 0's and 1's into account. They may be getting smarter thoughThis is just another hollywood attempt at "Hey! Lets take a classic movie and flip the casts gender!!!" It's pure pc propaganda. The only reason that I'm giving it a 2 is because I don't trust these ratings sites algorithms to take 0's and 1's into account. They may be getting smarter though and will stop dropping any score below 5. . .… Expand

5 of 9 users found this helpful54

Godlygamer

Apr 12, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Started out promising. Mildly entertaining, even. I had almost broken a smile until the propaganda was shoved down my face. Zirconium. They use ZIRCONIUM as a plot device. This I find interesting, since as we all know, zirconium does not exist and is used only by the scientific community to push their narrative that climate change is in fact real. Well, spoiler alert, Liberals!!! The only reason why climate change exists is because of these STINKY scientists talking about zirconium and their STINKY breaths polluting the air!

That’s right. You heard me. Also the film does not have 8 Oceans, so not only is it propaganda and unrealistic, but it also flat-out lies to you. 0/10… Expand

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