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5. The Amazing Yen's Cameo - Ocean's 8

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Ocean's 8 was a pretty hit-and-miss heist romp, but wasn't without its charming gags. For fans of the franchise, surely the most crowd-pleasing moment was the climactic reveal that the gang had stolen far more jewellery than expected, thanks to the help of legendary acrobat and contortionist The Amazing Yen (Shaobo Qin).

Yen was of course a major fixture in the previous Ocean's trilogy, and having him show up here, recruited by his "old friend" Lou (Cate Blanchett) to lend his lithe athletic skills, was an awesome surprise.

Given that Matt Damon's cameo was cut from the film, it was great to see a member of the original heist team - especially one as entertaining and memorable as Yen - have even a small role here.

You can argue it undermines the point of the movie to have a man helping the otherwise all-female outfit pull off this epic heist, but given the crowd-pleasing wow factor, it was definitely worth it.

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