Ocean's Twelve Movie
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Twelve is the new eleven
Three years ago, they stole 160 million dollars. Now the only thing between their old enemy and their new one is an Ocean.
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.
| George Clooney | Danny Ocean |
| Brad Pitt | Rusty Ryan |
| Matt Damon | |
| Andy Garcia | Terry Benedict |
| Julia Roberts | Tess Ocean |
| Casey Affleck | Virgil Malloy |
| Scott Caan | Turk Malloy |
| Bernie Mac | |
| Vincent Cassel | |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Isabel Lahiri |
| Ed Kross | Bank Officer |
| Don Tiffany | House Painter |
| Anne Jacques | Shop Owner |
| David Sontag | Plainclothes Goon #1 |
| Larry Sontag | Plainclothes Goon #2 |
| Dina Connolly | Virgil's Fiancée |
| Nelson Peltz | Partygoer |
| Mini Anden | Supermodel |
| Steven Soderbergh |
6.00 out of 10 (37525 votes)
Visitor Reviews
So disappointing
posted on 27 Aug 2009I love the original film, but this sequel is such a terrible disappointment. It just goes to show that you can have a rock solid cast with the most talented actors in the business and still have a poor story.
George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon are three of the most intensely talented actors in Hollywood today. And George just has so much charisma and outlandish humor that it's almost enough to make you forget that this story just stinks. I very much wanted to love this film. I TRIED to like it, I really did. But the story is so contrived and predictable that you just want to pull your hair out that you're so bored.
The acting has no fault. Everyone does a great job with the roles and dialog they're given and I hate to dislike the film because I know that George had so much to do with making it. But this film was simply just beneath his talents.
I take no pleasure in saying this, but this film is bad. But no matter how much you like these actors, the movie also needs to deliver an interesting STORY. In this, 'Ocean's 12' simply fails.
the critics are dumb
posted on 22 Aug 2009I thought it was really cute, all the critics said it was bad, but they seem to think the movie is trying to be deep. It's no Pulp Fiction, but it's not supposed to be! It's fun and light hearted, kinda cheesy and predictable, but it's fun and funny, and with Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, and Cathering Zeta, who cares if it's even good?My comment was done there, but I have to write more for this to be submitted... I guess if there's one thing I'd change about the movie, it's that the Night Fox isn't someone famous, it woulda been funnier if he were like Johnny Depp or something. Same with Lemar, I mean, the guy who plays him is kinda famous, but it woulda been better if it were like James Garner or something.
Top 5 worst film ever
posted on 08 Aug 2009I had read the newspaper reviews of this film and I must say my expectations were very low before watching Ocean's 12. I really enjoyed the first movie but this successor is one of the worst movies ever. I would rate it top 5 of the worst movie I have ever seen. Why do I say that? First of all there is a story so thin that Britney Spears Crossroads looks like the perfect action thriller. The fragments that could be assigned the term "story" is loosely held together at times but most of the time the movie just moves along with no purpose or drive. The entire story seems forced and the script surrounding the story is even more forced that it become farce at times.The actors show up but doesn't do anything to deserve any credit or appraise. Most embarrassing are leading ladies (Roberts and Zeta-Jones) that either overplay or are extremely plain. Damon, Clooney and Pitt aren't brilliant either. To be honest I really don't understand how they would want to be associated with something as bad as this movie.=== May contains spoilers ==== Camera and editing, sigh where should I begin. There are many unnecessary camera movements that just make the experience painful. Combine that with extremely untactful editing and you start looking for a wooden spoon to carve your heart out. Especially the scene where the entire gang is moved out of the prison to be transported away by car. The camera zoom to each person just get boring and when you are at number 3 of 12 you got the message: wow you are cool and can do simple zoom effects - NOT. I understand that the scene with Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) playing Julia Roberts is supposed to be funny but it just gets extremely embarrassing and you turn away to avoid experiencing the mess. Bruce Willis. Why? Please explain it to me! WHY???To summarize ... if you have to choose between root canal work and watching Ocean's 12 I recommend the former. Make sure they do all the teeth while you are at it ...
No New Tricks Here.
posted on 03 Aug 2009OCEAN'S ELEVEN was a great heist movie. It was far more entertaining than the original Brat Pack film and included a more upbeat ending. The movie worked on a lot of different levels and though the cast including a huge list of stars, each character had just enough screen time to make the audience care for everyone involved on Danny Ocean's team. The plot of the film was tight and the payoff for the audience was in learning how the heist was pulled off. OCEAN'S ELEVEN was only expected to be a moderate success, but ended up doing quite well. So well, in fact, that they quickly put together plans for a sequel.
Thus came OCEAN'S TWELVE. Beginning three years after OCEAN'S ELEVEN ended, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the casino owner the gang ripped off in the OCEAN'S ELEVEN has uncovered the identities of everyone that was involved and wants his money back plus interest, close to $190 million. They've got two weeks to pay up or they're all good as dead men walking. Apparently there isn't a gig with a big enough pay off in the U.S. (or perhaps the filmmakers just wanted to spend some time in Europe) so the crew travels overseas: Amsterdam, Rome, and Paris. Meanwhile, the group is being hunted by an Europol agent, Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who is connected to Rusty's (Brad Pitt) past and they are also being out conned everywhere they go by a Frenchman known only as the "Night Fox."
All of the members of OCEAN'S ELEVEN are back in this movie (that was one of the film's tag lines--something like "They're back, all of them") but unfortunately most of them have much smaller roles to play. Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner, Bernie Mac, et al are basically regulated to roles as props and set pieces. Catherine Zeta-Jones is added as part of the cast (thus the "twelve" of the title) and is a nice addition, but she's the only new element added that adds any flavor to this facsimile of the first movie. Also, instead of trying to think of something original, the general plot of the movie falls into the land of the absurd so much than when the final revelations are revealed the whole film comes off as being a disappointment and a cop-out.
I was disappointed by OCEAN'S TWELVE. It could have been a great follow-up to an excellent heist picture. Instead Soderburgh, Clooney, and crew must have decided that they would rather have fun than focus on making a movie. Thus, what is left is a film full of stars and fluff, but one that has no substance or style. It has some small moments, but those are drowned out by the lack of intention and purpose. Stay tuned for OCEAN'S THIRTEEN to see if Soderburgh and Clooney end up redeeming themselves for the failure to pull-off the coup in OCEAN'S TWELVE.
Awesome
posted on 02 Aug 2009Soderbergh delivers again. The movie was really smart and fast paced. It's almost a completely different kind of movie from the first, which isn't a bad thing at all. It took the same great cast of characters we all knew and made another really interesting film. It's hard to compare it to its predecessor, but is ultimately a great movie. It seemed to focus on some characters more than others, but still maintained a balance for the crew of twelve. It had Great Bits, Great Cameos, a lot of situational mishaps, and loads fun in my opinion. I doubt it will be as well received as the first, but I think it stands up well. Some people will like the new direction, others will hate it. I for one thought it was a cool way to go- But then again I tend to really like the majority of Soderbergh's work. (even Schizopolis)
12 not quite the new 11, but close
posted on 01 Aug 2009Ocean's 12 starts where Ocean's 11 leaves off, 3 years earlier. Brad Pitt introduces us to the new character, Isabel (Catherine Zeta Jones), who just happens to be federal agent with a great lead on the heist pulled by the 11. Pitt's character, Rusty, flees the scene and we fast forward to the present.
We now catch up with the various members and current situations. Danny (George Clooney) and Tess (Julia Roberts) are now married and doing well. That is, until Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) tracks them down. From here, he confronts every person that was involved in the heist and tells them he wants all of it back including interest over three years. So, the gang has to come up with a plan. Since they are too hot to work in the states, they head overseas to Amsterdam.
Here, they take a small job just to get started and learn that Benedict had help from another thief known as the Night Fox (Vincent Cassell). Danny and the Night Fox meet and make a bet as to who can steal an egg first. That will prove who the better thief is. Thus, the scheme begins.
Like Ocean'11, the movie takes us on a ride that keeps the audience guessing what is going to happen next, as well as racking the brain to try to pick up clues and hints along the way. Steven Soderbergh does another fantastic job directing the great looking cast.
Matt Damon's character, Linus, gets to use his wits a little bit more in this film. Yet, he still gets a little mixed up. This just continues the training that he received from Danny and Rusty in the first film. The film also includes a few cameos by people like Bruce Willis and...Julia Roberts???
Other members of the crew that gets laughs includes the Chinese "grease man" played by Shaobo Qin, Basher (Don Cheadle), and Frank (Bernie Mac). Like the trailers show, they are all back. This includes classic comedy actor Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Casey Afleck, Carl Reiner, and Livingston Dell. Zeta Jones is a great addition to the already stunning looking cast. We later learn that she plays a crucial part in the film, even if she may not know it.
Even though the film is not as good or clever as the first, it still manages to entertain on its own. The star power only helps give it the slick look that it needs to keep the audience interested and satisfied.
I could not agree more - this movie was terrible.
posted on 29 Jul 2009I hated this movie.This is hard for me to say because I love most of the actors in it. I also loved Oceans 11. As for Oceans 12, there was no real plot and no real ending. I agree that some of the scenes were awkward. Especially the one where the guy did break dancing through Lasers (this scene particularly ruined the movie for me) and also where Julia Robert's character pretended to be Julia Roberts. Thank God for giving me Brad Pitt to look at - otherwise I would have been bored to death. He was the only breath of fresh air in this movie. There is no "HEIST" scene and that makes for a very disappointed audience. I was very upset. Don't waste your time or money on this one.
Not as bad as it could have been
posted on 24 Jul 2009With big budget, star-studded casts like the one in Ocean's Twelve, there is always the danger of having them look too smug and self-indulgent instead of having fun along with the audience. Ocean's Eleven managed to straddle this line quite well, resulting in an entertaining popcorn movie. Director Steven Soderbergh kept his cast in check, never letting them go too far over-the-top and shooting it with a style that was always interesting to watch. The big question for the sequel is if he could pull of the same feat without repeating himself too much.
If the first film was about Danny's redemption by reconciling with Tess, then Ocean's Twelve is about Rusty's (Pitt) redemption by reconciling with his past love, Isabel Lahiri (Zeta-Jones), a determined Interpol agent. It elevates the movie ever so slightly above the standard heist story by giving everything that happens a somewhat poignant spin.
Once again Soderbergh keeps the pace brisk and breezy, making the two-hour running time fly by. Like its predecessor, Ocean's Twelve is beautifully shot with atmospheric lighting, an eclectically groovy soundtrack from British DJ David Holmes (that evokes a `60s Euro-lounge vibe) and tight editing that makes it stylistically consistent with the first movie. Soderbergh is an excellent visual storyteller and this is evident in several scenes that he depicts without any dialogue, instead resorting to music married to visuals that conveys exactly what's going on. He understands the kind of movie he's making and doesn't try to be too cute or wink knowingly at the audience, instead focusing at the task at hand: making a confident, entertaining movie. Granted, Ocean's Twelve is no Traffic (2000) but you could do a lot worse with two hours of your time.
It's no Eleven!!
posted on 22 Jul 2009I was so excited to see this movie. Ocean's 11 was so fun and entertaining, but in 12 they were having so much fun making the movie that they forgot they were making a movie. The plot stinks and when they finally reveal to you how they did it, you feel like you were the one robbed. This movie would have been soo much better had they stuck to the original formula and not tried making a glorified home movie.
Worth a Try
posted on 18 Jul 2009Ocean's Twelve is not Ocean's Eleven, so don't expect it to be as good, and definitely not better, than the first. All of the master criminals return after being tracked down by the man they robbed who wants his money back, with interest. (That comes up to about $17 million per robber. Too bad for Danny that all of this happens on his second third anniversary. It's very interesting, and kind of tough to follow, but it is quite stylish, and the acting is superb. In my opinion this movie, much like the first, belongs to Brad Pitt rather than George Clooney. I should probably say it belongs to his character rather, as the cold and calculating criminal who would rather do the job than live the life and spend the money. It always appeared to me that he was running the show. Anyway, now that this is coming to the small screen, I suggest you go rent this when it comes out on Tues.
Crap, Crap, Crap, Crap (SPOILERS)
posted on 17 Jul 2009This was the biggest disappointment of a movie...:( Sucks, cos I was really looking forward to it.All the twists were crap. They were ALL flashbacks!!! What makes a good heist movie is the BELIEVABILITY of the the job. Yes it has to be surprising so the audience is stunned, but if you walk away and go that's bulls#!t... what's the point? Plus the main heist was a bag snatch anyway! You didn't get to see the team operating at it's full deceptive and brilliant potential. There was not even ONE good heist in this movie! They were all rubbish.. including that french idiot's break dancing crap to get through the lasers... it's easy to do that when they are composited in afterwards! Plus that kind of stuff has already been done in at least one other movie.. and it was stupid then as well...Also, there's no reason to have even HALF of the 12 or 11 in this movie! What difference do half of the cast really make to the outcome of this movie??? Half the SCENES don't even need to be there! The first one was classy. This was CHEAP! And it makes the whole team loose credibility. Especially Ocean himself for bowing down the Bennett.
Don't waste You time! Sure You have something better to do.
posted on 15 Jul 2009Why oh why did You make this movie???I can't really say that this movie was crap. It was so much more than that. Or should I say less. Every movie should have a script. Except if it's clearly meant to be without it. For example some kind of low budget "freak movies" or art projects. This movie is neither of those. Nevertheless, team Ocean 12 just skipped the script part. And using stars like George Clooney, Brad Bitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones e.t.c. didn't help a bit.Bulletin1. Story -- What story??? 2. Characters -- Characters, played by Matt Damon, Brad Bitt and Catherine Zeta-Jones, were plain but at least mediocre. Same goes for acting. Others didn't bother.Please DON'T make another-one !
vapid shallow egotistical romp
posted on 13 Jul 2009ego Clooney ego Pitt ego Julia Roberts, ego ego ego ego ego.... a 'movie' (if by a movie you mean something that you watch in order to be entertained, in which case I'm mistaken) that is so up its own backside it very nearly disappears (or maybe it never began!) into a self contrived hypermarket of Hollywood stars, made by the actors FOR the actors. clearly, audience participation here was non compulsory, all the actors on show here had such a good time with the first (as did we) and it being so lucrative the studio probably had plans to make another before production finished on the first. unfortunately, they forgot (or didn't really care), for the sequel to write any kind of decent script or any attempt at a plot. the actors are all having fun, but unfortunately, they forgot WE pay to watch, and Pitt especially smugs and grins his way through the 'movie' with a 'I'm a star and I'm proud of it' look on his face. add to Julia Roberts playing, well Julia, and a totally pointless cameo from Willis and it leaves you with a kind of bloated feeling, like you just took an ego overdose. personally, its not something i could sit through again. simply, flat and pointless. 2/10 David Ford
Too clever for its own good (6 out of 10)
posted on 11 Jul 2009This movie never had a chance of living up to its hype. First off, Ocean's Eleven was about as perfect as a Hollywood movie with big names can be these days. It would be darn near impossible for a sequel to get that close to perfection. Soderbergh would have to catch lightning in a bottle twice. And despite his awesome talents as a director, and despite the greatness of the actors who took pay cuts to make it simply because they love working with Steven and each other, it just couldn't be done.The movie was hip, fun and entertaining - just like the first one. But during the second half of the movie, it simply gets too cute and too clever for its own good. I thought the last half-hour was nothing short of ludicrous. I just couldn't buy it, as much as I wanted to.An amazing thing about the first movie was that despite all of the big names, EVERY actor stole a scene. There was Bernie Mac yelling "Cracker," Don Cheadle protecting his genitals while firing off the pinch, the Mormom twins racing in Provo, etc. With Zeta-Jones, Bruce Willis (yes, Bruce Willis) and a new villain added to the mix, there just aren't enough scenes to go around. Cheadle and Mac are pretty much entirely forgotten, which is a shame because they were great in the first one.Anyhow, the movie was certainly entertaining. It just got too clever towards the end, and left me counting the number of ways they could have ended it in more believable ways. Still good, though, and with such a great director in charge of such a great cast, it's still worth going to see in the theaters. That's what Hollywood is all about. 6/10.
Forgettable
posted on 11 Jul 2009After falling asleep in theatre while watching "oceans eleven" i was very sceptical towards the sequel, not only because the first one was pretty boring but also because i think of steven soderbergh as one of the most overrated directors in Hollywood history. but "twelve" got good press in Germany and my friends told me they liked it.... a few months later i'm renting the DVD. bad idea! "oceans twelve" has a laughable script (the fact that throughout most of the movie it's only background music, NO dialogue makes me suggest that it's about 50 pages) terrible lenghts and is edited so bad that you might think they did it on purpose. the julia roberts joke made me wanna hurl. 4 from 10 points. dismissed!
it's even worse than you've heard
posted on 10 Jul 2009I was perfectly prepared to thoroughly enjoy this film, but it was not to be. all YOU really need know about this thing is that it is -quite literally- nonsense, in that it makes absolutely none. Now, that is almost forgivable since the film's got the single coolest human being on planet earth - Don Cheadle - as part of its cast. what is completely unforgivable is the fact that they've released the DVD of this already inestimably awful film with zero extras save for a single theatrical trailer - and you know they will RE-release the flick round Christmas time '05 with the cast interviews, behind the scenes footage, making of docs, commentaries, and etc. If you're going to buy / watch the film, at least wait till the special edition comes out, because this double dipping into the pocket of the consumer is heinous.
An empty shell....
posted on 07 Jul 2009I'm so deceived, I really wanted to like this movie, some of my favorite actors are in it, but except for the pleasure of seeing all these wonderful actors, it's not worth it. So my critique will be very superficial because this is exactly what this movie all about.First of all, I'm not a fan of Zeta Jones, but she is gorgeous in this movie, never seen her looking so good, hot as a tamale. I'm a Fan of Julia, I've never seen her look so bad, where was the make-up artist??? what happened?I'm very suspicious about Mr. Pitt look, I feel there is a touch of Botox. As for Clooney and Damon, perfect like always, love them as they are. The best thing about this movie, is the score, quite enjoyable.I rated this movie a 3 and I think I was generous.
At least they like traveling
posted on 04 Jul 2009An action film but without any action. The action on the screen is some type of anti-action. It is there to lure you into not seeing nor looking for details and logical connections. And it works. The main action is in the editing of the film. Very short sequences jumping from one place to another across the world and from one time to another back and fro, even in fake black and white. You are so busy trying to follow the line, to recognize the characters and place them where they are supposed to be that you don't see that nothing happens and what does happen is not shown nor explained. Ah the beautiful coronation egg : what happened to it ? Where was it stolen ? By whom ? The only thing we are about sure is that the egg in Rome was a fake and everyone was fooled, except maybe the gang itself who was, we learn that later, playing the game of the real thief who seemed to have been setting up all that hullabaloo just to recuperate his daughter. Sentimental ending and a big check for the real thief who was burglarised, covered by his insurance and yet wanted his money back with interests. That one was not a casino manager for nothing : stealing people is his job after all, and quite respected at that. But remember Julia Roberts only has the nose of Julia Roberts, certainly not the ears, nor the way she should walk, nor the way she should dress, etc. In other words she is a real fake. Bruce Willis seems to be more like himself, though maybe he should lose a few pounds.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
Dull movie
posted on 03 Jul 2009This was the most confusing movie I had ever seen. I wonder why they turned the brilliantly made Ocean 11 into an awkward 12. Very bad editing and direction. It seemed like they had just put pieces of films together and let the viewers figure out the sequence. Too bad good stars act in such bad movies. One of the weirdest part of the movie was when Julia Roberts, who looked like she had just recovered from a deadly disease (what makes them think being that much thin and skinny is beautiful?), plays Julia Roberts. Well, if you just want to see big Hollywood faces in a Dullywood movie, then go and waste your time and money.
An exclusive, pay-per-view Hollywood party
posted on 30 Aug 2009The following quote from Nick's Flick Picks' review of Ocean's Twelve refers to the final scene (NO spoilers), but I think it applies to the whole movie:"I literally can't tell you whether the last sequence in the movie is supposed to be part of the storyline or if it's footage from the wrap party; in either case, I can only report that we aren't really invited."This whole movie was a testament to how full of itself much of Hollywood is. One scene involving a pregnant Julia Roberts and a certain prominent cameo (people who have seen it will know what I mean) underscores this. Has there ever been a more star-driven film?The average movie-goer should be able to follow what's happening in a good caper, or at least be satisfied when "how it went down" is explained at the end. I wasn't. This movie does such a good job of trying to lose its viewers that some may never catch up. The whole film was somewhat like watching from the sidewalk as Hollywood stars go into an exclusive party. You get to see the your favorite actors and actresses, but you're not invited to the party. Not to make this political (the film certainly wasn't), but given Hollywood's reputation for elitist, outspoken advocacy of losing presidential candidates of late, this kind of self-importance wasn't timed very well. They're just proving the rumors true.