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Rating: 3/10 (21 December 2004)

i read from an article that soderbergh made a conscious effort to not make 12 the same as 11. well he did a good job. instead of making a clever, well working ensemble cast, witty film, he made this movie that unfortunately share's the same name as 11. all the best parts about 11 have been removed. andy garcia's big role as the suave villain terry benedict, is now replaced by some french guy who's really good at break dancing past lasers and just happens to have $192 million on hand. everyone's role from 11 is gone or completely diminished. the reason 11 worked was because everyone had a specific role and expertise. in 12, everyone seems to just be a button man, a crony. there is no need for a money man, an acrobat, a demolitionist, a hacker. the only thing that was truly skill needed in the final heist (the 3d egg) wasn't even provided by one of the 12! unfortunately, this was one of the few movies where i wanted it to be over even before the halfway mark. even the Julia Roberts playing Julia Roberts was only mildly amusing. a sad blemish on the name of Ocean. 3/10