How'd they get away with this?

Rating: 4/10 (30 May 2007)

Before I go off on this utter disgrace of a movie, let me add that I personally enjoyed Ocean's 11. It wasn't a GREAT movie, but it was definitely a good movie...
Compared to the first movie, this lazy 'sequel' tends to do nothing but bring a bunch of both well-known and not so well-known actors together and create one of the worst flops I have seen in my life of movie watching.
Half of the time I was unsure if the actors were even acting!! It appeared as if they were not even looking at the script, and instead talking amongst themselves like, "Hey, so how you've been?" . "Oh , I 've been good, the kids at home are taking up a lot of my time, ya know". It was ridiculous! Another major flaw in this 'sequel' of a movie was the cinematography; It lacked everything. Only twice I recall seeing full shots of a building, the rest were all close ups on the actors. It seemed like a mini monologue every time an actor or actress said something! Just out of nowhere, extreme close up on the 1 or 2 individuals speaking, with no shot of a location, building, or even a room.
In fact, some of the backgrounds appear to be CGI, computer-generated imagery for those who don't know the acronym. The inside of a house looked as if a programmer slopped on a few walls and colored it up to give the look of an actual house! The story in this movie was a joke as well. Nothing seemed to tie together. Newcomers who have not seen the first one will probably be lost in the lacking story, such as not knowing any of the characters.
In fact, the only reason I gave this movie a 4 out of 10 is because some of the dialog is actually funny. Yes, there were some parts in the movie that made me laugh! Unfortunately, I thought this movie was supposed to have a story.. you know? Something with a dilemma, a build-up to the climax, and then a resolution at the end?...no? PLEASE only see this movie if you want to laugh a little. Whether you're laughing at the horrible attempt of the movie or just a funny phrase an actor said, that is all you are going to get out of viewing this poor sequel.