Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Only gave it two stars because the men are decent to look at. Can't help but rate a movie so stupidly, because well, the movie is stupid. It would put anybody off the heist genre, and kill a great fandom. Yuck. Ew. *Goes and throws up dinner* (I wish I was mature enough to actually dissect the movie, but it has killed all my brain cells.)

The soundtrack and foreign settings are grandiose enough to be eye- catching, but the most profound element for me here is the layers of satire and puns that take a few watches to catch fully. What could be more tongue-in-cheek than Julia Roberts portraying Julia Roberts? The reason why I think many were put off by this movie, is the very reason I find it so enamoring; the dialogue and plot points in the film give off an excessive feeling of premeditation, but this allows it to reach greater heights than films that attempt to impose as organic or biographical.

The Ocean's 11 gang are back, with a new team member. Just when they thought they could enjoy their spoils, Terry Benedict appears, and he wants his money back...Quite dull. Lots of style, but very little substance. Plot is basic, despite some convolutions to disguise this fact. Steven Soderbergh's direction is strangely amateurish.Even the performances seem quite hammy at times. Considering that just about every actor in the movie is a megastar, that says something.Only real upside is that it is fast-paced, so never feels entirely boring, even though nothing substantial is happening.

Ocean's Twelve is the sequel to the hit film Ocean's Eleven released in 2001. Starting into the film, it takes place where the crew flies to Europe in an attempt to pull off quick heists in order to pay off Benedict. There, they find out they are up against a mysterious character who is thwarting their plans for some unknown reason. They have to find this person and stop him before Benedict's deadline. They are also being pursued by a clever detective, Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who is close to arresting them. I was willing to put up with this unbelievable nonsense for a time, but my breaking point came when the film actually has Julia Roberts portraying Tess Ocean, who, in turn is portraying Julia Roberts as part of a plot to get close to a guarded treasure in a museum. I don't think this could ever work, but in order for it to have a chance, wouldn't Julia Roberts have to at least establish the character of Tess Ocean first? It ruined the film as a whole and became quite over the top and silly at this point.One of the things you need in order to have a successful heist movie is a good heist, or a good confidence scheme. Here, the big heist at the end of the movie turns out to be an afterthought. It is a throwaway heist shown as a flashback. The acting is casual, at best. The big problem is screen time. There is only enough of it for Clooney, Pitt and Matt Damon. Most of the others in the all-star cast, like Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Andy Garcia and Roberts, have very limited roles.