- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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2 out of 5
Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven was a sharp, witty remake of a rather self-indulgent vehicle for Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack. With this sequel, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and company seem to have fallen into the same sort of trap. The lazy, convoluted plot has the smooth criminals hitting the robbery trail in Europe to raise the cash needed to pay back their vengeful last victim, casino boss Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). Soderbergh gives the movie a hip surface sheen and there's no denying the chemistry between the starry ensemble cast, which this time includes Catherine Zeta-Jones, Robbie Coltrane, Eddie Izzard and Vincent Cassel. However, Bruce Willis's hopelessly contrived cameo is pretty much symptomatic of the film as a whole - a hoot for all involved but a little too knowing for its own good.
Plot Summary
Action crime caper sequel starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Three years after their original outing, Danny Ocean and his crew have been tracked down by the casino owner from whom they stole $160 million, and he is demanding his money back. Forced to perform an even bigger heist, they soon find themselves in competition with "The Night Fox", an eccentric French thief.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Danny Ocean
- George Clooney
- Rusty Ryan
- Brad Pitt
- Linus Caldwell
- Matt Damon
- Isabel Lahiri
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Terry Benedict
- Andy Garcia
- Basher Tarr
- Don Cheadle
- Frank Catton
- Bernie Mac
- Tess Ocean
- Julia Roberts
- Virgil Malloy
- Casey Affleck
- Turk Malloy
- Scott Caan
- François Toulour
- Vincent Cassel
- Livingston Dell
- Eddie Jemison
- Saul Bloom
- Carl Reiner
- Reuben Tishkoff
- Elliott Gould
- Yen
- Qin Shaobo
- Roman Nagel
- Eddie Izzard
- Matsui
- Robbie Coltrane
- van der Woude
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Basher's engineer
- Jared Harris
- Bruce Willis
- Bruce Willis
- La Marque
- Albert Finney
- Topher Grace
- Topher Grace
- Molly Star
- Cherry Jones
Crew
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
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