It just doesn't work

Rating: 3/10 (28 June 2007)

The cast was excellent. The first movie was excellent. The idea was excellent. The movie was anything but. Ocean's Eleven worked because it had style, whereas Ocean's Twelve had a great idea but no implementation. I just re-watched Ocean's Twelve before seeing Ocean's Thirteen in the hopes that I missed something the first time I saw it. I didn't.
Twelve offered us everything we could have asked for. Great actors, nice scenery, great shooting, and even a plan of revenge. What ended up happening was that the writers couldn't pen a suitable solution for the problems they created. I think the writers outsmarted themselves by creating scenarios they simply could not feasibly resolve. The result was a disaster.
Downright boredom pervades Twelve. I had to force myself to finish it because there was no hook. I kept asking myself, 'what the heck am I hoping for'? I couldn't even answer my own question at the end of the movie. Granted, some parts were excellent. A few made me want to throw things at my television. The acting scheme was all wrong. Andy Garcia was barely around, and Matt Damon got a lot more screen time. Problem was that this reversed the roles in Eleven, but it was just too soon. You can't go from janitor to CEO overnight.
I really can't recommend seeing this movie because there's nothing to see in it.