Ocean's 12: Is this a joke?

Rating: 2/10 (1 May 2005)

Ocean's 12 proves in the tradition of sequels that they suck compared to the first, which in this case was even better than the original that it was remade from. Ocean's 11 with all the stars was a great caper flick that reminded me of Levington's Bandits, but done right. Ocean's 12 doesn't fall flat, it never gets started at all. The movie just rolls on with random shots it appears pretty much saying that Andy Garcia wants his money back despite the fact he already got it back from insurance. After that it just goes on from location to location, over and over. I was lost. Even Roger Ebert, the most respected film critic said this film had no plot, on that I agree, yet Ebert gave this so-called narrative a "thumbs up." Worse then wanting the price of admission back, I want my 2 hours back. I ask the filmmaker, no, a step further, the writer: what were you thinking doing this to us. I felt like Matt Damon in the one scene in some kind of bar where Clooney and Pitt were getting "philosophical" with some guy and left not know what happened at all. This film seems to just jump around going from night to day and not concluding what was started earlier. I think this film being produced was a waste of resources and is the kind of thing that clogs the hardened arteries of the Hollywood already on creative life support preventing films worth the time of day to see. 2 out of 10.