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Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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Reviews Counted:172

Fresh:96

Rotten:76

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: While some have found the latest star-studded heist flick to be a fun, glossy star vehicle, others declare it’s lazy, self-satisfied and illogical.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Back in slick style, OCEAN'S TWELVE reintroduces Ocean (George Clooney) and his perfectly trained team of con men, who are determined to take on Europe. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and... Back in slick style, OCEAN'S TWELVE reintroduces Ocean (George Clooney) and his perfectly trained team of con men, who are determined to take on Europe. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome, the heist-meisters move beyond casinos to tackle new objectives, one of which involves stealing a famous painting. With OCEAN'S TWELVE, Steven Soderbergh re-teams with his high profile friends for another glamorous romp through the high-stakes underworld. Three years after Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew robbed Las Vegas casino tycoon Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) of one hundred sixty million dollars, Benedict has finally tracked them down. He gives them a two-week ultimatum to come up with the money or suffer the consequences. Knowing that the odds are stacked against them, the gang nonetheless heads to Amsterdam for a big heist. But what no one realizes is that ultra-smooth Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) has ulterior motives for leading the gang to Amsterdam. Turns out his former flame, Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones), is living and working there tracking criminals such as Ocean and French master Francois Toulour (Vincent Cassel), better known as "The Night Fox." Threatened by the universally admired eleven, Toulour challenges Ocean to a dangerous museum heist that will either make or break the gang once and for all. It's up to Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) to fly into town and bail the boys out of trouble. Every frame of OCEAN'S TWELVE is bursting with gleeful energy, as is the film's soundtrack, provided by acclaimed musician David Holmes. [More]

Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt

Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Vincent Cassel, Andy Garcia, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Cherry Jones, Eddie Izzard

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: George Nolfi
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Soderbergh and his scenarists, George Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell and George Nolfi, are doing a jazz riff. This isn't a caper movie at all, it's an improvisation on caper themes.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
12/10/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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... there's a limit to how much smug, self-indulgent fun we can stand, and this movie comes dangerously close to that limit.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal | comment Comment
12/10/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Such an amiably lazy sequel that you half expect it to crawl out from under the screen, curl up at your feet and take a doggie nap.

Full Review Source: Fresno Bee | comment Comment
12/10/04
Donald Munro
Donald Munro
Fresno Bee

Wow! These people have fun when they make movies and it shows!

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
12/10/04
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

2 big jobs, 5 heist attempts - 11 guys, 1 wife, 1 ex-girlfriend, 1 very angry casino boss, and 2 outside thieves - you do the math... it adds up to a good time at the movies.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
12/10/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

The European scenery is so distracting and the actors are so slick you may not notice the most valuable thing stolen is your time.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
12/10/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

It has an air of desperation; a feverish need to keep up the polished streetwise skill of its predecessor.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
12/10/04
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

It's about as mesmerizing as watching Clooney, Pitt, Roberts and the gang walk the red carpet at a movie premiere.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
12/10/04
Larry Ratliff
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

Resonating with Rat Pack ring-a-ding-ding, it's a silly sequel but, considering star value alone, it should sell a lot of popcorn.

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
12/10/04
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

[F]eels forced where Eleven is natural and instinctive; this new one is smug where the original is casually laid-back.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
12/10/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Pure arrogance, taking its predecessor's success as license to do absolutely, unquestionably whatever the hell it wants.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
12/09/04
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Sassy, classy con flick sequel is like jazz improv from a room full of pros -- smooth, stylish and swingin' fun.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
12/09/04
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

It's the most high-end junk food imaginable, completely unnourishing and forgettable afterward, but delicious and all but impossible not to enjoy while it's in front of you.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/09/04
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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fundamentally weak material, even discounting the cacophonic title

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
12/09/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
12/09/04
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Instead of delivering an even modestly clever riff on the heist genre or worthy follow-up, they are be-boppin’ and scattin’ all over themselves and the audience.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/09/04
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

George Clooney again charms effortlessly as Ocean...

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
12/09/04
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

The scene-stealers are back!

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
12/09/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily

The real-life camaraderie of Clooney, Pitt, Damon and the rest translates to the screen with charm and verve.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
12/09/04
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

A super slick, super smart heist sequel …a fast-paced tale of ego and revenge concocted as a labyrinth of time jumps, double crosses, twists and surprises.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
12/09/04
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