Movie Review - Ocean's Twelve ***

Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Directed: Steven Soderbergh
Writen: George Nolfi & George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell(characters)
Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime
Main Cast:
Brad Pitt .... Rusty Ryan
Catherine Zeta-Jones .... Isabel Lahiri
George Clooney .... Danny Ocean
Julia Roberts .... Tess Ocean
Andy Garcia .... Terry Benedict
Casey Affleck .... Virgil Malloy
Bernie Mac .... Frank Catton
Don Cheadle .... Basher Tarr
Matt Damon .... Linus Caldwell

I have been too lazy and busy to post the reviews from some of the movies I went to see. I like writing these for my own benefit. It's fun to come back and see what I thought of the movies. I tend to forget plot lines, cast members, and general tidbits and putting them into writing helps me remember. Lets see I went to see this movie like three weeks ago my memory of it is already limited. Here's what I do remember from it:

It's true what they say... You can tell the cast of Ocean's Twelve had fun while filming the movie. The camaraderie and chemistry is visible all through out. Sadly the story wasn't as entertaining. Beyond unbelievable it felt forced. There wasn't enough time and plot to support giving 'airplay' to the entire cast. Needless to say the first movie was better. Even the original with the original rat pack was better. Another rumor that was true was how Julia Roberts looked. Her eyes gave her pregnancy away, she looked exhausted. Anyway that part is irrelevant to the movie. The movie itself wasn't all that bad. How can you not want to watch it when Brad Pitt, Matt Damon & George Clooney are in it? I loved seeing the different parts of Europe that they went to, and some scenes were really funny. Overall this was an average movie, still worth seeing.

Plot Summary - courtesy of the Internet Movie Database
Set three years after "Ocean's 11," this sequel shows us Danny Ocean gathering up his complete gang of con artists and thieves from the first film in New York City before they all jet off to Amsterdam, Rome, and Paris to pull off three seperate heists. All the while, the boys must deal with increasing pressure from a very mad Terry Benedict, a dedicated Europol agent with a link to Rusty's past, and a mysterious French rival known as the "Night Fox." Will Ocean's crew reach their full potential and become the greatest thieves the world has ever known, or will they fall victim to Benedict's revenge? All bets are off.
Summary written by Ken Stauffer