Stealing your time

Rating: 5/10 (20 April 2008)

When I watched Ocean's 12 couldn't believe it was the same crew that made first one. Nothing is good in this one, so it's hard even start from somewhere so lets start from initial plot - it seems somehow too forced, just to make number 2.
Director was not occupied with the plot and robbery so you kind of forget what it's all about, but input, that I guess was supposed to be seen in other elements, is just not emerging - sharp, smart and funny lines are gone and characters that were just shining with elegance, humor and charm are there just to be there (if you look a little bit closer you'll notice that most of them are not even needed for the job).
With such flaws from the start it's pointless to talk about anything else because that were supposed to be main qualities of the film. Steven Soderbergh changed his directing style, with more blurring effects, but nothing that would influence film a lot.
Final touch on everything is Julia Roberts impersonating herself. It's hard to say if it was supposed to be funny or just wanting to make audience feel stupid. It was that moment when I realized that if you, for a moment, forget all names behind this film and budget of it, it feels like B production Hollywood film.
In the end you'll realize that Danny Ocean and his crew did succeed in stealing something - your precious time.