movie review: Oceans 8

I liked it?  I think?  I liked some aspects of it a LOT, although I ultimately found it somewhat underwhelming.  

Stuff I Liked:

*Basically all the stuff that showed their community — the interactions with Veronica and Dina, the ‘sorry about your’ exchange between Debbie and Amita, the start of the diner conversation between Debbie and the insurance guy.

*The insurance guy in general, and specifically:  “You’re the guy who has everything.”  ::gestures at abstract art sculpture::  “Two of these!”

*The repeated skepticism about Danny actually being dead.

Stuff I Didn’t Like:

*Some of the things I remember most from the previous Oceans movies was the support for low-level workers (the “we share tips” line from Oceans 11, the “just gotta break management” workers strike from Oceans 13).  This movie was disappointing in that respect — Debbie browbeating a retail service clerk, Tammy shouting at the busboys.  Maybe the others had those moments too — it’s been a long time (and several service jobs) since I’ve seen them.

*Debbie and Lou were… friends?  a couple?  exes?  What I’m saying is, where was my ‘Lou picks Debbie up after she gets released from prison’ scene?  Or my ‘Lou wears the scarf Debbie stole for her’ scene?  

*What in the world was happening with Lou’s club during this movie?  

Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.