Messed up in storyline.

Rating: 6/10 (18 December 2005)

Like everyone else, I rented "Ocean's Twelve" with high anticipation after watching "eleven". It would be rude to say that my hope is totally crushed or I thought this film is total crap, but certainly in terms of story and screenplay, it comes nowhere near its prequel. The story is too much complex from beginning to end as if the writer had too many things in his mind but never quite used them properly. I asked myself "What's going on?" a number of times during the film but didn't get a satisfactory answer in the end.
Still, the film has the original's stylish film-making, with innovative and interesting camera angles. It has got more star-studded cast including an enjoyable cameo by Bruce Willis as himself. The new starring role by Catherine Zeta-Jones is definitely one of the reasons one should however watch the film. Her looks, attitude and very comfortable performance are this film's valuable assets. But to tell the truth, when you've got a completely messed up story such as this, stars cannot save you.