Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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• Directors C

  
  [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Fans of the first film are bound to find something in this movie. It has its flaws including a lack of logic and a flimsy plot. But I enjoyed it because of the likable cast and decent one liners.

• Drake T

  
  Nay sayers don't dislike the actual movie which is in many ways was just as stylish, hilarious and directed as the first but they seem to be infuriated at the self indulgent nature of the whole ordeal. Which makes me scratch my head, who gives a shit? What is this, some sort of… More
  Nay sayers don't dislike the actual movie which is in many ways was just as stylish, hilarious and directed as the first but they seem to be infuriated at the self indulgent nature of the whole ordeal. Which makes me scratch my head, who gives a shit? What is this, some sort of political emotional debate on the principals of franchises in film making? Get out. Oceans Twelve is an incredibly, fun, working sequel but it's important to stress that it's not so much an elaborate heist film as it is a mosaic of comedic character driven epilogues. As smug as it is loosely strung together at times it all eventually comes together and I have to give Nolfi credit for not creating another formulaic heist film about bringing a team together to do "one big job", rather, bringing in this larger than life "Nightfox" character and Europol love interest Lahiri to really shake things up giving the entire plot a sort of unpremeditated fluidity. I can see how it's lazy, as the audience is finally clued into the events that took place between gaps without so much as a hint that they took place and in the end, these big reveals just feel cheap. It's hardly perfect but entertaining as hell. The only thing I don't get is how did Matt Damon's character have no idea what was going on when he was shown pulling the egg from the train?

• Candy R

  
  Danny's crew are back together as Tony Bennett wants his money back with interest. They go to Europe to pull off some robberies to repay their debts.This storyline isn't as good as the first but it is still very clever and you can't help but swoon over Brad and George.… More
  Danny's crew are back together as Tony Bennett wants his money back with interest. They go to Europe to pull off some robberies to repay their debts.This storyline isn't as good as the first but it is still very clever and you can't help but swoon over Brad and George. Bruce Willis makes a cameo and Julia Roberts pretends to play herself.

• Albert K

  
  "Ocean's Twelve". Known as the black sheep of the Ocean's trilogy. I disagree. The pacing is much more enthralling and though it may be more difficult to follow, it's much more rewardingly exciting. Yeah, the ending's a bit of a let down, but it… More
  "Ocean's Twelve". Known as the black sheep of the Ocean's trilogy. I disagree. The pacing is much more enthralling and though it may be more difficult to follow, it's much more rewardingly exciting. Yeah, the ending's a bit of a let down, but it doesn't mean that "Ocean's Twelve" fails to deliver entertainment. In reality, it offers much more visual and tonal style than Eleven.

• Graham J

  
  Not as good as the first but still a very entertaining and beautifully shot film from Steven Soderbergh.

• Sophie B

  
  A decent sequel to Ocean's 11. Nothing that fantastic or groundbreaking but fun to watch when there's nothing else to do.

• Jeff "

  
  Mediocre sequel to the cool Ocean's Eleven. This sequel is decent at best with a few interesting bits. This film stripped down the action, and it has lighter, more comedic script. I felt it was very silly, unlike the first one that combined action and comedy very well. This entry… More
  Mediocre sequel to the cool Ocean's Eleven. This sequel is decent at best with a few interesting bits. This film stripped down the action, and it has lighter, more comedic script. I felt it was very silly, unlike the first one that combined action and comedy very well. This entry focused more on being more silly this around, and it really didn't do much to elevate the film. I thought they a fine film with Ocean's Eleven, but with this sequel, it felt they had to strip everything down, and make it more "appealing" for viewers, as if that was necessary in the first place. This film has some good action, but the viewer may be distracted by the fact the story feels too comedic, too awful at times. I thought the end result of this sequel was a decent film that needed a lot of work to make it great. Unfortunately, filmmakers know that even when they cut corners in developing an awesome, serious story, people will always spend money to go see it. In the case of this sequel that's the absolute truth. The film is decent at best, and doesn't try to do anything great. The results is a decent film that's very silly and it manages to be entertaining, but it also makes you want something more in the process as well. A decent film to watch at least once, but go in with low expectations.

• Alexander D

  
  Subtitle-happy, boring, pointless sequel that tragically doesn't draw a single laugh from your body until 80 minutes of the film have already passed.

• Jay H

  
  Maybe it's not as exciting as the first, which was truly a great film, but the second of this three-part series certainly wasn't terrible. Certainly this film features a few more laughs than the first and it has the great addition of the highly-attractive Catherine… More
  Maybe it's not as exciting as the first, which was truly a great film, but the second of this three-part series certainly wasn't terrible. Certainly this film features a few more laughs than the first and it has the great addition of the highly-attractive Catherine Zeta-Jones, but it doesn't quite match the level of intrigue and fun that made "Ocean's Eleven" such a great film. Nevertheless, "Twelve" is a good film in its own right, fitting in as a solid sequel to "Eleven".

• Bethany M

  
  I love all these films! A must see!

• Sanjay R

  
  The worst Ocean's yet, but an Ocean's non the less. When this cast comes together they can practically do no wrong. The writing is awful, and you'll see why, but the actors have great chemistry.

• Idrees K

  
  Fails to maintain the good from the first movie and adds more bad.

• Thomas B

  
  if you skip this one it's a pretty good series

• Steven C

  
  First things first. "Ocean's Twelve" is one of my favorite films. I know it's silly but I truly love this movie. I feel no shame about saying that. I think why "Ocean's Twelve" is so hard to digest for the casual viewer (or large fan of… More
  First things first. "Ocean's Twelve" is one of my favorite films. I know it's silly but I truly love this movie. I feel no shame about saying that. I think why "Ocean's Twelve" is so hard to digest for the casual viewer (or large fan of "Ocean's Eleven") is that, in Steven Soderbergh's eyes, it's not a sequel. Technically the film is categorized as a sequel and of course the story does pick up where the first film left off, but "Ocean's Twelve" is first and foremost an ode to Jean-Luc Godard. Where "Ocean's Eleven" was a clear tribute to American film in the 1960s, "Ocean's Twelve" is an extremely loving tribute to French New Wave. I won't take the time here to explain what that means to the uninformed, but if you are aware, the references nearly slap you across the face- in the most pleasant way possible of course. What I also love about this film is the cinematography. If someone were to ask what film contained my favorite camera work, it's "Ocean's Twelve." The dialogue, the actors, the scenery, the music (one of my all time favorite scores by David Holmes) and the all around sense of fun make this a film I can watch endlessly. On a side note, I love that all these Daniel Ocean films can be taken as stand alone pieces. Of course they can act as a trilogy but I think they are each extremely clever and enticing in their own rights- "Ocean's Twelve" of course being my favorite.

• Anatoliy D

  
  wts:))

• danny d

  
  while watching these guys on film together is fun, the movie was so riddled with flaws that it was practically non-sensical. one would think, with so much talent, they would have made sure the script made more sense.

• Chris W

  
  Definitely a step down from the first, but this is still a fun and entertaining caper film. I liked the general plot, that the crew has to pull off a job to pay off Benedict, but the writing needed a lot more work. Things were really convoluted, messy, and needed to be tweaked...a… More
  Definitely a step down from the first, but this is still a fun and entertaining caper film. I liked the general plot, that the crew has to pull off a job to pay off Benedict, but the writing needed a lot more work. Things were really convoluted, messy, and needed to be tweaked...a lot. However, the direction is still quite stylish and strong, the look and feel are slick, the performances are great, and I was never bored. So yeah, even though this was a bit of a disappointment, I still give it a slight recommendation.

• Conner R

  
  A good sequel that doesn't get enough credit. It is a very different movie from the first, changing the style and story. I actually found it to be more of a Steven Soderberg film this time around. It's a really good script and plays quite nicely with the characters.

• Anthony L

  
  Apart from some nice camera work, this film is really, really fucking awful. The part where Julia Roberts pretends to Bruce Willis that she is Julia Roberts is one of the worst crimes in cinema ever made. There's Nothing intelligent here, its all fairly unforgivable...

• Film C

  
  Differnatly not as good as the first but still enjoyable wit all the great cast back together! theres laughs theres action theres sexy theres a good movie!

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