An exclusive, pay-per-view Hollywood party

Rating: Null/10 (13 December 2004)

The following quote from Nick's Flick Picks' review of Ocean's Twelve refers to the final scene (NO spoilers), but I think it applies to the whole movie:
"I literally can't tell you whether the last sequence in the movie is supposed to be part of the storyline or if it's footage from the wrap party; in either case, I can only report that we aren't really invited."
This whole movie was a testament to how full of itself much of Hollywood is. One scene involving a pregnant Julia Roberts and a certain prominent cameo (people who have seen it will know what I mean) underscores this. Has there ever been a more star-driven film?
The average movie-goer should be able to follow what's happening in a good caper, or at least be satisfied when "how it went down" is explained at the end. I wasn't. This movie does such a good job of trying to lose its viewers that some may never catch up.
The whole film was somewhat like watching from the sidewalk as Hollywood stars go into an exclusive party. You get to see the your favorite actors and actresses, but you're not invited to the party.
Not to make this political (the film certainly wasn't), but given Hollywood's reputation for elitist, outspoken advocacy of losing presidential candidates of late, this kind of self-importance wasn't timed very well. They're just proving the rumors true.