Could Ocean’s 8 Actually Work?

The Ocean’s movie franchise, which began with Ocean’s Eleven in 2001, then breezed through numbers Twelve (2004) and Thirteen (2007), had followed the same formula: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and a clique of colorful confidence men band together, then steal something. The dialogue is easy, the characters are charming, and the plots are totally incomprehensible.

Ocean’s 8, which is directed by Gary Ross and opens in theaters on June 8, picks up where its predecessors left off. This time, though, there’s a twist: Instead of an all-male cast of criminals, now it’s women who commit the grand larceny. (The first movies managed to stuff Julia Roberts into an almost silent supporting role—no small feat.)