Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Steven Soderbergh.

Starring Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bernie Mac, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia.

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After pulling off the heist of their lives, Danny Ocean and his pals unexpectedly find themselves back in harness in this sequel to 2001's blockbuster hit Ocean's Eleven. After robbing a cool $160 million from the Bellaggio Hotel Casino and winning back his former wife, Tess (Julia Roberts), from Bellagio owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is living quietly on the lam in Connecticut when he's unexpectedly approached by Benedict. It seems Benedict has tracked down Danny and the ten men who helped him pull off the seemingly impossible robbery, and Benedict offers them a proposal -- if they can repay the $160 million in two weeks, he won't have them killed. As it turns out, both Danny and his best friend, Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt), haven't been doing so well in terms of money management and could use some cash, so they set out to plan a robbery to recover the loot, with the same crew helping out -- Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon), Frank Catton (Bernie Mac), Basher Tarr (Don Cheadle), Saul Bloom (Carl Reiner), Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould), Livingston Dell (Eddie Jemison), Yen (Shaobo Qin), Virgil Malloy (Casey Affleck), and his brother Turk (Scott Caan). Danny and Rusty discover that an incredibly rare Fabergé egg is being displayed at a museum in Rome which would fetch the price they need, but they soon discover a notorious cat burglar, François Toulour (Vincent Cassel), is also after the egg, and it turns into a race to see who can claim it first. Adding to the intrigue is Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a woman Rusty used to be involved with who is now a top agent with Interpol and is after both Toulour and Ocean's crew. Shot on location in both the United States and Europe, Ocean's Twelve was, like its precursor, directed by the stylish Steven Soderbergh, who also photographed the picture under his nom de lens, Peter Andrews. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Ocean's Twelve (2004, USA, Stev ...
by CinemaRian in CinemaRian Blog

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"Like an episode of Seinfeld, Ocean's Twelve is about nothing, but I like that. I was hoping that the sequel wouldn't be just another retread of the first film, and it isn't. What it is, exactly, is hard to describe. Perhaps the word "hodgepodge" fits it best, no that has a negative connotation, and I liked this movie. Where the first movie was a formula heist film, this is, well, itself. To summarize the plot would take several pages, as well as more time and effort than I am able to commit. I couldn't follow all of the twists and turns, I and I doubt many will be able to after a first viewing, but that isn't really the point. The first movie wanted us to care about its formula plot twists and surprises, but this assumes the audience has more intelligence, not relying on those devices to make the movie. It opens as the mark from Ocean's Eleven, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), tracks down the criminals and gives them all the same message- they had better pay him bac ... " [More]

Nowhere Near As Good As Eleven
by JakeStevens in JakeStevens Blog

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"I just got bored with this film. They had some kind of magic in the first one that seems to be missing here. I think they went for TOO MANY heists...it was just unbelievable. As someone stated earlier, WAY TOO FLUFFY. " [More]

Re: Top Five deceptively intrig ...
by tinokiev in Top 5

is neutral about it.

"1. Transformers !!! The trailer looked awesome, like there was gonna be a sort of a good story and less cheesy acting and plot. I remember watching the trailer i went like I HAVE to see this movie.2. The Village, this looked like a monster thriller movie that was gonnna be full of sick scenes like sixth sense and the 10 minute happy dancing sequence really made me think: They cheated me !3. Ocean's Twelve Well the traielr was just Colors, Text and good music. It just had a feeling that it was gonna be a great film, and the trailer itself was so good, like: Hey i am not showing any scene you have to wait and see. And well, I wait and see and ... .. What can you do4. Alien Vs Predator5. Dreamcatcher looked like it was a really good horror-thriller, and ... " [More]

Ocean's Twelve - Blade: Trinity
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"By Tricia Olszewski It’s sexier, it’s funnier, and it’s way more stylish. Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven may have been an improvement over the 1960 Rat Pack original, but given its all-star cast, Vegas setting, and cool-criminal crux, it still proved vaguely disappointing in the slick-caper category. With a new screenwriter on board and a few new director’s tricks, Ocean’s Twelve shows what kind of X2 fun a sequel can have when all that pesky exposition is already out of the way. Twelve opens three-and-a-half years after the first chapter, which ended with the thievery corporation headed by Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) successfully robbing the Bellagio—and owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), new paramour of Danny’s ex, Tess (Julia Roberts)—of $160 million. The gang members have gone their separate ways, making sorry attempts to lead legitimate lives (Danny tells a bank officer that he&rsquo ... " [More]

Somewhere in the middle
by lex491 in lex491 Blog

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"Having been obsessed over the Ocean's 11 remake when it came out I was excited when 12 was released. It was "okay" "mediokre". Never watched it again, nor bought it. Honestly, I completely forgot all about it except for the fact that somewhere along the line Julia plays herself....Now, a few weeks ago as 13 was starting to be advertised more I desided, "ohhhh what the hell, I'll buy it and watch it again." Still an over-all "okay".I zoned out several times in the middle. The plot is a bit all over the place at times and didn't keep my attention until there was about 45 mins left. I felt it was very rushed. Hopefully the 3rd is better; I'll know when I see it. " [More]

The Ocean to Nowhere
by Crazykole5 in Crazykole5 Blog

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"Now, some of my friends may be surprised by my rating, but I believe I can back it up reasonably. As I loved the remake of Ocean's 11, I had high hopes for the sequel, as we all usually do. The movie started out great, with a very interested plot being set forward. Now as the movie goes on, the group continuously fails in their heist (or so it would seem), and the main characters seem to be continuously captured, making it increasingly depressing. When you expect something big to happen, like in the first when Danny is catpured but still takes a big part in the whole scheme, all you end up finding out is that the real heist was done long before they ever started attempting to steal it, as the challenger had already taken it. To me, it just seemed like a lot of trickery played on the audience, as opposed to the characters in the movie, as no good theif would spend all that time and money trying to steal something they didn't have to steal. When you expect some brillian ... " [More]

Even Fluffier Than the First
by pippin06 in Reel Thoughts

liked it.

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"In record time, I watched Ocean's Twelve, having just watched Ocean's Eleven last week. It's not as tight as the original, and the many tributaries off the main plot flow are a bit confusing, but otherwise, this was just as much of a joy to watch as the first one. The slight difference this time around is that the cast was definitely more comfortable with each other, so the sense of humor behind this movie was funnier and easier to laugh at. You can tell they still had fun, though perhaps not as much. This could have been more for the paycheck like so many other sequels. And, of course, the boys go international. Fabulous places abroad, and a few heists along the way to pay back Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), after having robbed of millions of dollars the first time around. Only this time, it's about Rusty's (Brad Pitt) girl Isabel (Catherine Zeta-Jones) but for the fact that she's a Europol detective, and about a turf war and the egos of thieves. Just who was that dashing Fr ... " [More]

Review by All Movie Guide

All Movie Guide

is neutral about it.

At the end of The Player, Robert Altman got Bruce Willis and Julia Roberts to spoof their status as the biggest box-office draws of the time. Fifteen years later, Steven Soderbergh uses the same two stars in order to skewer celebrity culture as a whole. The post-modern finale dovetails nicely with the frisky formalist games that director Steven Soderbergh likes to play, but Ocean's Twelve is easily his least substantial film to date. That does not mean it is not entertaining. The large cast obviously had a blast working together and making the film. While that often leads to finished films that alienate audiences who are not allowed to be in on all the fun that must have been happening when the cameras stopped, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and everyone else all care more about their careers than their status as celebrities. They surely enjoy the perks of fame; there is no need for this film to exist other than for this collection of actors to revel in hanging out with celebrity friends. However, they fully comprehend how fluid their fame is, and therefore they do appreciate the audience. The viewer is put in the position of being in on the joke rather than having the joke played on them. With lesser talent, Ocean's Twelve might have come off as a crass attempt to cash in, but the first-rate crew and cast turn the film into a good-humored exercise in style over substance. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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