Come on, it wasn't that bad!

Rating: 7/10 (22 February 2005)

After reading a couple of the user summaries and having a look at most of the titles, I am quite disappointed to see how much people gave negative comments towards Ocean's Twelve. Personally, I think that the plot was well thought of. I was a bit confused at the end, but it didn't take away to my enjoyment of the movie as a whole. And after discussing it with others or seeing it a second time, you get the point (it's not pointless). It is really important to discuss these kind of movies with others after the viewing, it's inevitable! Cause others may have noticed things you haven't! Of course, if we compare it to Ocean's Eleven, we must take in consideration that sequels aren't normally as good as the first one. Also, the last time I saw Ocean's 11 is a while back, and at that time had no actual knowledge of movie-making. Now that I've had film study and had to watch Ocean's Twelve twice to analyze it, I've come to enjoy it a lot. Everything in it is so well organized and thought out. From camera angles, to camera shots and the interaction of these shots, as well as the scenes themselves, the mise-en-scene and the montage... all is in accordance to make that movie beautiful.
I must say that I'm not personally a huge fan of the Oceans movies, but nonetheless I loved these movies, and I don't think that Ocean's 12 was a bad sequel. It followed the idea of the first movie, and it was brilliantly done; a different story was introduced so as not to repeat anything from Ocean's 11. I think that involving a new character added to the intrigue, and we could obviously see that the cast worked well together. It's amazing how all these great celebrities worked well together with no one in particular who stole the show.
All in all, I don't think that it was justified to criticize Ocean's 12 that much, because on a technical point of view, it wasn't the best, but it was still brilliantly done. Everything in the movie fit except for the scene with Matsui, which was quite disturbing but in the end I guess it all makes sense! (Still haven't discussed that one yet). Anyways, watching this movie or any movie with high expectations ruins it, so please save those negative comments for some movies that really deserve it! =P