Your opinion depends on your expectations

Rating: 7/10 (6 February 2005)

"If you loved the first movie because it developed into a brilliantly masterminded theft with many twists, you be left with the empty feeling that the only thing that was lifted in this movie; was your money for the admission ticket." said Jason in another comment.
I think it is brilliantly summed up.
Actually, I saw this movie twice. The first time, I expected a brilliant movie that could challenge the first. I was finally amazed I could have spent money and time for such a poor movie. Then, I went to the movies with friends, and I accepted to go and see this movie again. I tried to see it with a new vision, not watching "Ocean's eleven 2" but a brand new movie. And it worked. This movie is totally different from the first. It is not at all a "mission : impossible - like" but rather a good robbers comedy. It is a very intelligent story, with twists of another type, much more comic. The acting is generally good, especially Matt Damon. The only real criticism I would give (and a big one) is for the filming. I really felt sick with all those zooms in and out, absurd camera movements, and so on.
But on the whole, it was a fairly acceptable movie. Not at the level of the first, for sure, but good.