Various Artists - Ocean's Thirteen

You went to the theater expecting Ocean's 13 not expecting a lot, except that it be fun and enjoyable--though not at all sustaining. It's not George Clooney's masterwork, though it's a good way to spend an evening with a box of Milk Duds. The same goes for the soundtrack. The music, composed by David Holmes, is hip jazz, or what Holmes feels was hip at the time of the original Ocean's 11 film, the one with Sinatra and the gang. The album's problem is that it's choppy, there's no cohesion. You're getting into a tune, bobbing your head, and a minute later we're on to something else. It might be hip jazz, but it's hip jazz with attention deficit disorder. [oceans13.warnerbros.com]