Not as good as the first one

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2005)

I saw this movie over the holidays with my family. I was very excited because I love "Ocean's 11". This was still a good movie, but I didn't feel that it lived up to its prequel. The beginning was very slow and choppy. I felt that they spent too much time leading up to the conflict. I wish they had not felt the need to show Benedict threatening every member of Ocean's 11. I kept thinking, "okay I get it. He's ticked and if you don't get him his money he'll kill you all. Can we get on with the plot?". I spent the first half of the movie wanting it to be done. Once you finally understood the conflict then it went very well. I thought the ending was very good, and very touching. I just wish that the first half had been as good as the second.