A Movie Made For Its Own Stars

Rating: 5/10 (8 April 2005)

Ocean's Twelve decidedly falls under the "not as good as the original" category, but this sequel was not without its own charm.
Acceptable, entertaining performances were turned in by the film's all-star cast. However, I felt that the entire movie was made FOR the film's stars. For example, if I were Julia Roberts (well, I wouldn't be writing this review right now) and I watched the film, I would love it - because it's filled with inside jokes and industry jokes that I personally find funny and probably helped craft. However, as the everyday audience member, the movie comes off as a little too eager to please its own people and not eager enough in being a great sequel.
With all that said, I think if you are a fan of the cast (because they do have arguably great on-screen chemistry), you will like Ocean's Twelve all the same. I had that one major problem with the movie, but I was definitely still entertained. Ladies (or gentlemen), the French guy was hot (or maybe not, I saw it when it came out in theaters and it's been awhile).
If you were a fan of the first movie and its cast - Ocean's Twelve is worth checking out - it won't be a total waste of time.