An Average Dozen

Ocean's 12

Day 10

Film 7

A couple years back, in around 2005 or 2006, Ocean's 11 was pretty much my favorite movie. It was an enjoyable re watchable piece of film. Clooney and his ragtag group of superstars flushed out a well written plot that was just a blast to watch. It did not challenge anyone on any deep issues, but as a well executed piece of film it made up for it.

Before I finally orgasm from praise over the first movie in the series, I think I will just get to the reason why I'm fumbling over myself with praise. 11 was good, but when I saw trailers for 12 I went into it with decreased expectations. This led me to never actually consuming the second of the three films (although I did see 13 in theaters.) And when I set my dvr to stun this weekend, finding the time to actually watch it I was met with the exact movie I was suspecting.

Ocean's 12 is an average movie, with good parts, bad parts, and enough story to stretch over two and a half hours without feeling too bad, or particularly great. It has the same feel as Ocean's 11 but without the wonder of piecing together the bits at the end.

From a critical standpoint Ocean's 12 holds nothing to break apart, there are a couple cool shots that a director should note here and there I suspect. Other than that, the story is fun, and does not waste its time with a message.

To be honest I was not paying too much attention to this movie. I was paying some attention to Torchlight, which was far more entertaining than the movie. (Torchlight, for those who do not know, is a Diablo like click rpg.) I do not know if I missed all that much, but I am thinking I did not, seeing as I sat down for the whole thing this time instead of wandering away after about 45 minutes.

This said, if you are a fan of the Ocean's 1X movies and have not seen it, you could do worse. Otherwise I would give this movie a pass.