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Watch: Ocean’s 11 vs Ocean’s Eleven

08 Jun 2020

Words by Leigh Singer

Five diverse men dressed in vintage-style clothing, including a red suit jacket, standing together outdoors.
Five diverse men dressed in vintage-style clothing, including a red suit jacket, standing together outdoors.
Com­par­ing the clas­sic Rat Pack heist caper with Steven Soderbergh’s equal­ly star-stud­ded ear­ly noughties update.

Video essay­ist Leigh Singer con­tin­ues his Remake/​Remodel series with a break­down of ​’60s heist flick Ocean’s 11 and direc­tor Steven Soderbergh’s even glossier Hol­ly­wood remake from 2001.

Is the irre­sistible star pow­er of George Clooney, Brad Pitt and co a fair match for the orig­i­nal kings of screen cool: Frank Sina­tra, Sam­my Davis Jr and Dean Mar­tin? Watch the full video below and be sure to sub­scribe to our YouTube chan­nel for more.

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