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Theatre :Oceans 13 at the newly renovated Sterling Cinema. Sterling was one of the best movie going experiences in the city until the Inox opened up at Nariman Point. The lobby of the theater has 6-8 fast food options from Wraps & Rolls to Subway, however you cant carry the food up from what i saw.
The film starts at 8pm and you are only allowed up after 8pm besides that the staff isnt the most polished or polite. The whole process of climbing up three wide was quite not what i expected. Later during the movie we were wondering what happens in case of a fire, with only one exit on either side of the auditorium. The screen itself was big but the seating was terrible. The seats were uncomfortable, and if one person sits the entire adjacent seats quake (The idiot family behind me that kept asking who was who and what was going on was later taken out and shot) Sterling in every which way isnt a patch on Inox and isnt worth the 120 bucks a pop. I would much rather pay my 220 at Inox any day.

The Movie - Oceans 11 was a good caper flick, the characters were funny the bad guy was a worthy adversary and the camaraderie of the characters bore the film through. Add to that some slick production values and witty dialog giving it some good box office performance as well as decent reviews ($450million worldwide) Oceans 12 on the other hand was again an interesting premise but it lost its way (box office $380million worldwide) Oceans 13 again goes back to its caper roots, making the heist look impossible but everyone having their part to play. In this film you have the other members of the 13 playing to more footage which is good. However the film is overall weaker in terms of the writing. The story is good, the setup is good, the execution is just not entertaining enough. The odds are just too easily overcome and it seems like Sodeberg had other things on his mind. The film is slightly entertaining with plenty of inside jokes.

Not the best of movies but not the weakest either. I wouldn’t recommend against it.