Not very good

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2004)

I gave this movie a 5 out of 10 only because the acting is pretty good and the cinematography and locations are nice. Other than that, 2 hours of wasted time. The movie is way too cute for its own good. That is the only way I can think to describe it. The plot, such as it is, is paper-thin and all messy. Bernie Mac makes hardly an appearance in the film. Not enough of Don Cheadle either for my liking. Just way, way too many shots of Brad Pitt smiling into the camera, too many inside Hollywood jokes, the awful inclusion of the Julia Roberts story. Overall, the movie was just too cute for itself and too "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" for my liking. I enjoyed Oceans 11, but 12 is not worth more than one viewing, if that.