Ocean's Twelve

Co-starring Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean, the film was glossy, entertaining, enjoyably unbelievable and a big hit - it grossed $444 million worldwide and remains in the all-time UK top 50. And it certainly doesn't have the unnerving underbelly of the best recent Vegas movie, The Cooler. ... Full Review

Ocean's Twelve," likable as it is, suffers from a modern big-movie vice: overkill. No sequel that has as many good actors and classy technicians as "Ocean's Twelve" - or as smart and crafty a director as Soderbergh - is going to be a loss. ... Full Review

Don't miss the gut-wrenching thriller on Monday, January 22 at 9 pm on HBO. ... Full Review

None of which means "Ocean's Twelve" is a bad movie. Send to a friend First, let's get one thing clear: 2004's "Ocean's Twelve" is not as good a heist film as 2001's "Ocean's Eleven. Part of the movie's fun is its very absurdity. ... Full Review

Part of the movie's fun is its very absurdity.....None of which means "Ocean's Twelve" is a bad movie.....No, nothing is simple in this film, including a bet the Night Fox makes with Ocean's gang....2004's "Ocean's Twelve" is not as good a heist film as 2001's "Ocean's Eleven..... ... Full Review

suspend our perception of reality in order to accept his 'clever' movie.....then it falls flat....However, Soderburgh now seems to be trying to outdo himself in Twelve , with a fantastic (not in the good sense) plot which pleads with us to overlook several flaws....if it hoped to rely on a stunning plot.....what their characters are good at -.... ... Full Review

But Oceans Twelve is far too peppy and assured to have its spell broken for long, and Steven Soderbergh is the kind of stylist who delivers refreshment with every oddly tilted shot, time-warping jump-cut and smudgy freeze-frame. Despite being two weeks away from butchery at the hands of Andy Garcias goons, everyone in Oceans Twelve seems to be having a damned good time: idling around roadside cafs; shuffling across postcard-pretty bridges; purring about the place in louche Euro-coupes. ... Full Review

Of course, the one good in-joke that the movie could have played, it misses completely. This might be for the obvious reason that it didn't have any great bits; indeed, Steven Soderbergh seemed to have conceived the movie as something so heartless and disposable that it might have been odd if something had snagged on our memory. ... Full Review

the addition of a villainous Vincent Cassel only highlights the dearth of intrigue.....perfectly encapsulates the self-indulgent smugness and utter disdain for honest storytelling which are the film's major downfalls.....A final in-joke involving Julia Roberts is especially grating.... ... Full Review

Looking back on my experience watching Ocean's Twelve , I realize that it is actually an entirely fun movie. At first thought, it may be frustrating, just because the rather simple plot is easy to become tied up in, due to its lack of logic and a solid structure. ... Full Review