Much more enjoyable if you've seen Ocean's 11 already

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2004)

I enjoyed this not quite as much as the first one, but this was good on its' own right. They didn't try to remake the first one, but still had a similar slick caper/hidden twist sort of ending the first one had.
If you've seen the first one, (as I did) it would rate an 8. However, I voted on it as if I hadn't seen the first movie, and I came up with a 6, which I posted. The reason for the downgrade is that a lot of this movie relies on things you would known by having seen the first one. Bernie Mac's character has very little to do in this movie, but the jokes made about his character relate to a scene in the first movie. (a scene that was very funny) The "Livingston Dell" character also has much less to do, and you don't get much of an idea what his skills are in this film.
A lot of the fun with Matt Damon's character had in this movie was laid out with groundwork done in the first movie.
I did really enjoy what they did with Julia Roberts in this film (her character had a bit more to do in this film), especially in the credits at the end. (at least stay around through the cast credits at the end) Catherine Zeta-Jones adds some to the film. Her character seemed suited to a more serious film, and in a more serious film would've have been interesting to expand and explore. Her character was, I think, a little too serious for this film.
The motivation for the new "villian" in this movie was silly and felt very contrived, a knock of at least half a point. The first movie made everyone's motivations feel realistic and added the charm of it.
If you have seen the first one you will enjoy this, although not as much. If you haven't seen the first one, watch it before you go to this one and you will enjoy it much more.