Do you ever wonder if some of these actors are as smart as they appear in the movies and on TV? Or are they as dumb as a bag of rocks? I’d imagine it is somewhere in between. However, when Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) is picking up a few bucks by tutoring some actors in the rules of poker, you hope that Barry Watson, Shane West, Holly Marie Combs, Topher Grace and Joshua Jackson are smarter than how they come across.

Director:  Steven Soderbergh Writer:  George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell; Harry Brown; Charles Lederer; Ted Griffin Cast:
George Clooney -  Danny Ocean Brad Pitt -  Rusty Ryan Bernie Mac -  Frank Catton Elliott Gould -  Reuben Tishkoff Casey Affleck -  Virgil Malloy Scott Caan -  Turk Malloy Eddie Jemison -  Livingston Dell Shaobo Qin -  Yen		Carl Reiner -  Saul Bloom Matt Damon -  Linus Caldwell Andy Garcia -  Terry Benedict Julia Roberts -  Tess Ocean Jerry Weintraub -  High Roller James Curatola -  Baccarat Dealer Henry Silva -  Himself Eydie Gorme -  Herself

I don’t know how you felt watching this movie. Despite the thin plot, I found myself thinking these folks can’t get much cooler than this. Even when Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) is cajoled into playing Julia Roberts to let the gang gain entrance to the museum. It all seems to be working until Bruce Willis (as himself) shows up and things begin to go awry. Then Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones) reveals that she has been in contact with the real Julia Roberts who is running late for another appointment. Oops…

Director:  Steven Soderbergh Writer:  George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell; George Nolfi Cast:
Brad Pitt -  Rusty Ryan Catherine Zeta-Jones -  Isabel Lahiri George Clooney -  Danny Ocean Ed Kross -  Bank Officer Julia Roberts -  Tess Ocean Don Tiffany -  House Painter Anne Jacques -  Shop Owner David Sontag -  Plainclothes Goon #1		Larry Sontag -  Plainclothes Goon #2 Andy Garcia -  Terry Benedict Casey Affleck -  Virgil Malloy Dina Connolly -  Virgil’s Fiancée Scott Caan -  Turk Malloy Nelson Peltz -  Partygoer Mini Anden -  Supermodel Shaobo Qin -  Yen