Where's the plot?

Rating: 5/10 (15 August 2008)

I'm a fan of the 2001 hit "Ocean's Eleven" where it showed that a case of talented actors such as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Bernie Mac, Scott Caan, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia and others in the hands of Steven Soderbergh to make an awesome remake that's even better than the 1960's classic.
I'm not sure if a sequel was really an addition.
The film starts as Andy Garcia's character Terry Benedict, ticked off, wants his money back that Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his gang of misfits stole at the casino; he has his goons go after each of the individuals where they spent the money on luxuries from beach condos, wedding engagements, manicures, investments, and houses. Terry even goes far in planting a car bomb inside of Rusty's (Brad Pitt's) car without Rusty inside.
The gang meets up where Terry wants them to pull a job in Europe to rob a rival as a way of paying the debt. Other characters involved in the story plot involves a detective played by Catherine Zeta Jones, who's Brad Pitt's love interest. Then there's Vincent Cassel (Derailed) as an international thief who's beaten more thieves to the punch in which he's up for a challenge when the Ocean squad arrives in Europe.
Ocean's 12 isn't hip or cool unlike the 2001 classic where it manages to handle a plot very precise while having too many characters in the process; in which, every one of them were used in specific scenes. Here, it's all about the flashy outfits, the bright smiles and the cool scenery of Europe.
In other words, I miss the dazzle of the first movie.