Ocean’s Twelve
Ocean ’s Twelveis in the main consider the bad of the 2000sOcean’strilogy , but in some ways , it ’s right smart better than eitherOcean ’s ElevenorOcean ’s Thirteen . Even though it happens several times a year in superhero moving picture now , 2001’sOcean ’s Elevenfeatured a roster of movie stars that no other cinema could compete with at the time . George Clooney , Brad Pitt , and Matt Damon chair a whole crew of many other cracking actors in the slickest heist movie ever made . The film glamorized criminal activeness , and the suits , the charm , and the gambling never front cooler . Unfortunately , the subsequence could n’t exist up to its thrilling predecessor .
The 2004 continuation isconsidered the worstOcean’smovie , with a 6.5 on IMDb and a " rotten " 55 percent on Rotten Tomatoes . It even had a worse critical response than the underwhelming all - distaff reboot , Ocean ’s 8.Ocean ’s Twelve’spoor reputation is a outcome of will the casinos of Las Vegas for the lake of Europe and having such a polarizing meta - final act . However , the continuation does sure things comfortably than any otherOcean’smovie . Some of the risk that conductor Steven Soderbergh train work exceptionally well . While it is n’t a perfect subsequence , it ’s still wildly entertaining and does some things better than the dear original .
6Ocean’s Twelve Had More Diverse Locations
WhileOcean ’s Eleventook place in Las Vegas and focused on the crew robbing three Las Vegas casinos at once , Ocean ’s Twelvewas a whiplash - inducing departure when it arrive to the setting . Soderbergh turned the franchise into a globetrotting affair , as the 2004 movie contract place in several dissimilar European fix , including the Netherlands , France , and Italy , and every shot depend so picturesque . Critics and interview wanted more cassino high jinx , but it was a " damned if you do , damned if you do n’t " situation . IfOcean ’s Twelvehad a casino setting , the movie would have been criticized for being too similar to its predecessor .
Soderbergh occupy a risk of exposure , and as a result , Ocean ’s Twelvehad a refreshfully low-cal step , both visually and thematically . But it was such a polarizing move that Soderbergh bring it secure withOcean ’s Thirteenby yield to the cassino setting . Ocean ’s Twelvewas so negatively receive thatOcean ’s Thirteenis frequently called the series ' " take to descriptor . " However , while the threequel does revisit the original motion picture ’s scene and format , there ’s nothing original about it , and it feel too derivative of what came before it , unlikeOcean ’s Twelve . There are no window in Vegas casinos , which almost makesOcean ’s Thirteenfeel too set-apart , but most ofOcean ’s Twelveis in sunlight - soaked Europe .
5Ocean’s Twelve’s Heists Were All Unique
There ’s no deny thatOcean ’s Eleven’sheist was complex , well - thought - out , and extremely clever , but instead of one massive armed robbery with so many layers to it , Ocean ’s Twelvegoes in a dissimilar direction . The 2004 sequel features several mini - rip-off , all entirely dissimilar from one another . One Amsterdam heist sees the gang lift a building off the ground . Another armed robbery sees a competing criminal , The Night Fox , wave through a security - optical maser - filled museum . The motion-picture show turn back unequaled crimes with theOcean’sfranchise ’s discrete humor and intelligence service . And it ’s certainly way more entertaining than the underwritten heists inOcean ’s ThirteenandOcean ’s 8 .
4Ocean’s Twelve Saw The Heist Crew Failing
The coolness , style , and high-handed attitude of the crew facilitate them get into places that nobody else can , but there ’s no way that sort of approach would have ever helped them successfully pull off the impossible stickup in the first moving picture . Ocean ’s Eleven’sheist went off almost without a rub . For a plan that was referred to as " unimaginable " during the work party ’s first meeting at Reuben ’s house , it unfurl right smart too perfectly . Even when it seemed the gang was in trouble when something did n’t flirt out the style they intended , they quickly implemented a backup programme that worked even well than the original one .
However , Ocean ’s Twelvesaw the crowd failing on a spectacular degree . It ’s more realistic and make for some hilarious surprises , such as suffer out to The Night Fox in Amsterdam and getting locked up in a foreign prison house , even if they’resaved by deus ex machinawhen Linus ’s mother randomly bails them out . And the whole secret plan of the movie is about how Terry Benedict has tracked the crew down and hale them to make back the money they steal from him , plus interest . Even though the crew finally make back the $ 200 million , they do n’t see any of the money , and it ’s handed over to Terry .
3Ocean’s Twelve Featured Cool Female Characters Too
TheOcean’sfranchise has often been criticized for being all - male , andOcean ’s 8made it worse by feature an all - distaff mould , which had an opposite impact from what Warner Bros. expected . While there ’s still way more room for betterment , Ocean ’s Twelvesaw Tess , Danny ’s wife , get involved in the scheme , and Catherine Zeta - Jones fiddle Isabel Lahiri , the tough - as - nails Europol detective who was tasked with track down Ocean ’s crew . ButOcean ’s Elevendidn’t feature any action - involved female character , nor didOcean ’s Thirteen , which undid all of Ocean ’s Twelve ’s progress . However , theMargot Robbie - starringOcean’srebootcan in the end feature a crew of both male and females .
2Ocean’s Twelve Had A Huge Supporting Cast
Ocean ’s Elevenalready had a huge cast of movie stars , but withOcean ’s Twelve , not only did all of the original bunch return , but the 2004 sequel also has a much more expansive confirm cast . Vincent Cassel plays The Night Fox , and he brings his common skills and performs some incredible stunts that were non - real inOcean ’s Eleven . Suzy Eddie Izzard plays a uproariously sarcastic tech whiz , one of Danny ’s Hades . Robbie Coltrane plays a stoic extraneous informant who spook Linus . And best of all , Bruce Willis play himself in an lengthy cameo , and regardless of the reception of that panorama , the motion picture inarguably has a behemoth cast of characters .
1Ocean’s Twelve’s Divisive Plot Twist Is Actually Great
If there ’s one affair the series has been criticized for more than anything , it’sOcean ’s Twelve’smeta endingwhere Tess ( Julia Roberts ) pretend to be Julia Roberts when she find into Bruce Willis . Tess even overgorge a pillow up her dress to look pregnant , and the scene did n’t land well with critics or audience . However , the meta approaching plays perfectly into the elusive silliness of the series , the franchise ’s frequent meta joke , and its overall use of film stars . The franchise has always been meta , such as the codification of ethics between people who " shook Sinatra ’s hand , " so theOcean ’s Twelvefinale is n’t that unrealistic within theOcean’sworld .
