Confusing and unconvincing

Rating: 6/10 (19 January 2005)

Would you believe that a casino owner who has been robbed by a group of gangsters would seek them one by one one giving them 15 days to give him back all the money they stole him in a holdup plus interests, to avoid being killed? And that the gangsters would get together again and decide to do as he wishes planning then a few more holdups to get the necessary money to pay the casino owner? And that they would come to Europe to carry that plan out in Amsterdam and Rome of all places? And that their ways would cross with other famous thieves' tracks one of them known for a lot of holdups in a short period including stealing the King of Morocco's yacht? And that there would also be a competition among our bunch of thieves and another well known burglar with the only aim of proving which one was the best? OK if you can believe all this go and enjoy this movie that will take you into a very confusing and unconvincing plot full of sudden, unexpected and unbelievable turns. The movie is only saved of being totally disgraceful by an excellent sound and music track and a good performance of all actors involved. It's a poor sequel of Ocean's Eleven but modern movie directors seem not to be able to escape the temptation of making sequels of famous movies thus trying to revive their success almost always without good results. This time not even the attempt of giving the sequel a more cosmopolitan atmosphere than the first one had, has contributed in whatever to improve it. A misused cast of great actors who deserved better.