Put Respect on ‘Ocean’s 8’ for the Heist of the Summer

Who doesn’t love a good heist movie – especially of the Ocean’s brand? Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett make this one their own. Don’t worry, I will keep the spoilers away because Ocean’s movies are all about the plan: the twists and turns and the ‘how do they pull it off’? So I’m not gonna tell you, because I highly recommend you watch. This film is captivating and just as entertaining as the trailer puts forth. What can’t Cate Blanchett do? I’m always in awe of her and she plays the American version of herself so well. She is the Brad Pitt of the bunch if you need to compare, which I don’t think you do. The Ocean’s movies have a brand; a formula, a character list to fill, and they do it well in all of them. I only wish the women had done it first so I’d be saying Brad Pitt is the Cate Blanchett of the story.

The film plugs the characters into the formula, produces the Ocean’s equation and voila -success! In no way does this make the movie less in quality or panache, the cast alone makes it of a noteworthy caliber. This is a clever, character-driven heist flick of enticing proportions. It makes lavish moves while paying homage to the first films in its series, and can stand alone no question. The story stars Debbie Ocean, sister to Danny Ocean of the Ocean’s 11-13 flicks. This is where we get a glimpse of burglary being all in the family. They are all criminal, thieving masterminds, who have done some time.

They definitely pay homage to the saga of the films. I had a mome…