An even dozen isn't better

Ocean's 12 lacks the fun of its predecessor, Ocean's 11, mostly because there really AREN'T 12 master thieves running amok....most of the cast spends their time sitting in a cell, an extremely poor decision on the director's part. Where's the humor of Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac and the Mormon Twins? Locked up for half the movie!

The story theme is great: Benedict knows who ripped him off, and the insurance payment isn't enough to soothe his wounded ego; he wants it back from the thieves. Another master thief issues a challenge to the team: steal a Faberge egg before I do, and I'll pay your debt for you. The director and screenwriters lose it from there, though, by separating everyone.

Still, the movie has its moments, with Julia Roberts playing Tess playing Julia Roberts, and a witty cameo by Bruce Willis. The ending leaves an opening for Ocean's 13, and let's hope they get a bit better script next time around.

Ugh! Can I have my 2.5 hours back?

What a disappointment! 11 wasn't Academy Award winning but at least it was entertaining. The only acting in this one was done by Catherine Zeta Jones but what was up with that wig? I want my time and $4 back!

It hurts to give this movie any stars at all.

I am pleased that I can consider myself a very intelligent person without any particular arrogance. I was proud of being one of (apparently few) people who understood the entire plot of Mission: Impossible the first time through. But alas, this one escaped me completely. Either I'm not as smart as I think I am (very probable) or else the editing was so choppy, the plot so thin and the script so contrived that there was simply not much there for me to "get." Guess which possibility gets my vote?

It must be nice to be a rich Hollywood actor! To have movie studios give you millions of dollars so that you can go party in Europe for several months AND get paid top dollar for it in additon to having most of your major expenses covered has GOT to be the life. No wonder so many people want to go to Hollywood and become actors! Acting has nothing to do with it anymore.

This is just a party, and for $9 (or $20 for the DVD), you're invited to it! The actors are wasted because no acting is required of them; they just get to be themselves. Inside jokes abound as do plot holes and it's so poorly edited I feel like they should take Soderbergh's "Traffic" Oscar back. The worst of the worst is a supposedly "clever twist" in which Julia Roberts plays herself. Julia Roberts is pregnant and so is her "character" Tess Ocean -- who just happens to look like Julia Roberts! Gee, I wonder why! This must have been hilarious to everyone on set, including cameo guest Bruce Willis, but it was incredibly tedious to watch. I guess if you can't think of a way to fill in an extra twenty minutes of screen time, you can always have the actor play themselves. It's like using rubber cement to repair the hole in your wall. We can still see the hole, fellas. We can still see the hole.