crazy camera-work

Rating: 6/10 (21 December 2004)

I thought this movie was fine, if fun and eye-candy are what you had in mind. I much prefer the first - Ocean's Eleven - with it's great plot, great characters, and slick camera-work. This one brings together the characters, but doesn't delve into them as the first one did. It has an okay plot, and if you're just in it for the entertainment value, it is fine. And of course, the actors and actresses in it are beautiful. But my largest complaint in this is the camera-work. Most of the film looks like it was filmed using a regular camcorder, not a steady-cam. This type of filming is usually reserved for documentaries or 'Cops'. I thought it was only going to be used a short amount, in the beginning when they were reintroducing the characters. However, that was not the case, and it actually gave me a headache. In summary, fine movie for fun, but doesn't hold up to the original.