WhileOceans Elevenglided through its many sharp set pieces,Oceans 8inelegantly plods,The Guardians Benjamin Lee adds.
Oceans 8has something to prove, and that determination is both its strength and its limitation.
As8s go, it could stand to be a little crazier.
Oceans 8is in theaters this Friday, June 8.
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And youre going to give him the one-liners that have been missing from the rest of the film?
Who wants to see that?
Its made watchable thanks to the cast but star power alone cannot mask creative inadequacy.
Stealing a diamond necklace is bad but wasting an opportunity like this is unforgivable.
Here, the actresses carry that burden.
Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair)Let me allay some fears right away:Oceans 8is fun.
Who can argue with that, in June or any other time of year?
In that way,Oceans 8is a worthy continuation of a hallowed brand.
So, breathe a sigh of relief.
Theres no disaster here, no regrettable misfire to be chagrined about.
That level of planning makes the heist inOceans 8run fairly smoothly.
A Him gets noticed, a Her gets ignored, she says.
For once we want to be ignored.
With that,Oceans 8makes the case for why we should all be paying attentionand buying tickets.
But this volume of bubbly personalities also holds back the film as a whole.
Take us back to the planning stages.
As8s go, it could stand to be a little crazier.
