The basic flaw

Rating: 1/10 (29 December 2004)

Folks: I haven't been patient enough to read all the reviews, but here is, to my mind, the basic flaw of the plot. At the beginning of the movie, the villain, Benedict (Andy Garcia), threatens the entire gang: if they don't return the money they stole from him in the first installment... they're going to pay for it dearly. Great. The audience braces itself for what is clearly going to be a revenge story. And they know who the heroes are, so they wonder how, this time, Ocean's 11 (or 12, whatever) are going to outsmart the villain. And they wait for the big fight to take place. And wait. But Andy Garcia seems to have vanished in the ozone. Folks, want me to tell you what the big surprise is? THERE'S NONE! Yep, you read right. Incredibly enough, Ocean's 11 proceed as said. They're so scared of Andy Garcia's threat that they do everything in their power to pay him back! Then the plot wanders in all directions, but if I understood correctly (I know I'm French, but still...), THEY PAY ANDY GARCIA BACK! Come on, you guys, whatever happened to the good old Hollywood hero? Whatever happened to the old twists and turns? Whatever happened to the caper film with the greatest idea for a caper?