Only makes it half-way

Rating: 3/10 (19 February 2006)

"Ocean's Twelve" tries to copy the non-linear style of "Ocean's Eleven" that leaves the viewer guessing until the very end, but it only manages to get half way: Instead of being confusing and smart, this movie just ends up confusing. Instead of working on pulling off one major job, the group of twelve is now sent from one job to another, and in the end, they all somehow end up as inconsequential. Why are they inconsequential? I can't really tell you. The movie lacks logic. My guess is the director just felt it wasn't quite complex enough, so he threw in another shocking twist. And Julia Roberts basically playing... Julia Roberts? That almost made me vomit in "Notting Hill" already. "Ocean's Twelve" was a sore disappointment.