Ocean's 8

Last week I saw a Thursday preview of Ocean's 8 and I really enjoyed this stylish and entertaining heist movie.  Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has just been released from prison after five long years during which she has planned the ultimate heist.  She meets up with her former partner in crime, Lou (Cate Blanchett), and they begin forming a crew to steal a $150 million necklace which will be worn by actress Daphne Kluger (Anne Hathaway) at the Met Gala.  Rose Weil (Helena Bonham Carter) is a down on her luck designer recruited to dress Daphne, Tammy (Sarah Paulson) is a suburban mom who comes out of retirement to fence the stolen diamonds, Anita (Mindy Kaling) is a jewelry maker who agrees to break down the necklace into smaller pieces, Nine Ball (Rihanna) is a hacker who can infiltrate the security system at the Met, and Constance (Awkwafina) is a street hustler needed to create a commotion at the gala.  All of these actresses are outstanding and they all have individual moments to shine in this movie.  I especially enjoyed Bonham Carter in the kind of eccentric role with which she excels and Anne Hathaway is clearly having a blast with her role as an insecure celebrity (the way they get her to choose Weil as her designer is hilarious). They look amazing with one fabulous costume after another, especially at the Met Gala which is so much fun (I loved the celebrity cameos).  However, these individual moments don't really add up to a great whole.  I found the heist to be rather bland because the stakes weren't that high.  They use high-tech gadgets for everything and actual problems (which are few and far between) are solved very conveniently.  Also, the references to Danny Ocean, from the original trilogy, seem shoehorned in and are not really necessary.  This isn't to say that I didn't enjoy it because there is definitely a lot of fun to be had.  It provides exactly what you would expect from the franchise and I recommend it for the cast and the clothes!