The view from www.georgevader.co.uk (drunken movie ramblings)

Rating: 9/10 (15 August 2007)

The 'original' "Oceans Eleven" was a great little crime comedy thriller, it's predecessor though "Oceans Twelve" was a 24 carat stinker, so bad in fact it is the one and only film I have EVER walked out of in the cinema.So when I heard a year or so that another film in the series was coming out my expectations really weren't that high it must be said.
This time round the gang are out to swindle Al Pacino who plays a ruthless Vegas casino boss Willy Bank when he double crosses their friend Reuben (Elliott Gould).This time though instead of stealing from him they intend to rig it through various means so that the punters in his casino win,win ,win...... The plot zips along at a good pace as they come up with various ways to rig the tables, slots and even give the "Five Diamonds " casino reviewer (a kind of Michelin star for casino's) the worst possible hotel/casino experience ever!
The usual cast is back, except this time no Julia Roberts, great, and the addition of Al Pacino, even greater, and a fun performance from Elen Barkin.More good news comes in the fact that Don Cheadles awful cockney accent is very low key, something that was the only low point of the first film.
Cool, fun, flashy and thoroughly entertaining right up to the final frame.