HC Reviews

Ocean's Twelve

Brad Pitt .... Rusty Ryan
George Clooney .... Danny Ocean
Casey Affleck .... Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan .... Turk Malloy
Shaobo Qin .... Yen
Bernie Mac .... Frank Catton
Don Cheadle .... Basher Tarr
Matt Damon .... Linus Caldwell
Carl Reiner .... Saul Bloom
Eddie Jemison .... Livingston Dell
Elliott Gould .... Reuben Tishkoff

Catherine Zeta-Jones .... Isabel Lahiri
Julia Roberts .... Tess Ocean
Andy Garcia .... Terry Benedict
Robbie Coltrane .... Matsui
Vincent Cassel .... François Toulour
Eddie Izzard .... Roman Nagel
Albert Finney .... La Marque (uncredited)

Topher Grace .... Himself (uncredited)
Bruce Willis .... Himself (uncredited)

First, let me get the "2 pitchfork" issues out of the way.

The whole "celebrities playing themselves" schtick was dumb. I realize that it was integral to the plot but it was still dumb.
Also, because I had seen the first movie and knew to expect some twists and turns, I wasn't as surprised by some stuff and that sort of took the enjoyment out of it. In fact, I actually figured out some stuff before it happened.
And the ending was just a big set up for another sequel. Can't Hollywood leave well enough alone?

Now, having said that, let me tell you, I enjoyed this movie. It brought out the funny many times (it even made my mom laugh out loud and she rarely does that). The plot was sharp, the dialogue snappy, all the in-jokes (like Brad Pitt's character always eating) were there, and the pacing was great. And the movie passed my dad's test: not once did he get up to go to the restroom during the movie. He actually waited until it was over. That's how into it he was.

I don't want to say more since I don't want to give anything away but I recommend seeing this movie maybe at a matinee. You could wait for it to come on video, but I think it's worth a trip to the theatre.

Posted by xinh at December 28, 2004 03:11 PM