Ocean's Twelve
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 10, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
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26
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

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80
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Soderbergh seems to have found his vision again. It'll be a great day when he returns to writing his own material, but until then, this is none too shabby. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
For sheer urbane elegance coupled with technical mastery and lush, old-fashioned élan, no one working for the studios today comes close to the versatile Soderbergh. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Let’s be honest: With a cast like this, it doesn't matter too much what the characters are doing onscreen, or if it makes about as much sense as a monochrome rainbow. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
As soon as it's over, and you find yourself back in the harsh light of the workaday world, you'll be hard-pressed to remember what happened. Except that you'll remember enjoying yourself - immensely. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Isn't just a double whammy, it's a whammy squared - a goofy, stylish heist movie that'll steal moviegoers from other pictures. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
At the rate things are going, all of Hollywood will put in about a day's work on "Ocean's Seventeen." Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
This loose, slightly lazy sequel is both funnier than the original and more bizarre. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie is all about behavior, dialogue, star power and wiseass in-jokes. I really sort of liked it. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Forget the plot of Ocean's Twelve - you will by the time you leave the theater, if not sooner. This slickly entertaining sequel is all about savoring eye candy. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
Whatever substance there is of Ocean's Twelve fades faster than invisible ink. But it's not the kind of movie you watch for plot details. It's really about spending two hours on that Lake Como speedboat, relaxing with pals. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The film Soderbergh's made is about promiscuous stargazing. And you don't need a brain for that, just two eyes and a mammoth appetite for heavenly bodies. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Enjoyable, and will likely appeal to anyone who appreciated the 2001 film. Read full review
75
PremiereGlenn Kenny
Soderberg provides a cornucopia of fizzy, post–New Wave imagery, fitting for a picture that’s pretty much all about surfaces. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Enjoyable, unabashedly trivial caper flick. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
In this sprawling oglefest, such things as "narrative" and "story" are remote little abstractions indeed. Read full review
70
Film ThreatClint Morris
This film's twelve times better than anything else on offer at the moment. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
A light, smartly turned-out amusement, the sort of thing that's becoming more and more rare on the movie landscape these days. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
What it retains is a playful sense of style, that combines with an anything-goes spirit. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Ken Tucker
So fizzy it nearly fizzles out. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Funnier and sprightlier than Eleven, which exhibited a genial self-consciousness but never thought to challenge the genre textbook, Twelve is committed to not taking itself seriously. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Stephen Mirrione's fast-paced editing and David Holmes' pop-rock score propel the story ever forward whether one follows the twists or not. Read full review
70
VarietyTodd McCarthy
This smooth inside job benefits from heightened bonhomie among the players, fab Euro locations and a diminished obligation to stick to the heist genre boilerplate. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
As a caper movie, it's a travesty that's impossible to understand or follow, but it's quite funny and clicks along nicely as a giddy, self-deprecating showcase for its gaggle of stars. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Is it style over substance? Absolutely. But as with "Ocean's Eleven," style wins -- only just barely this time around. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Even frothier and more frivolous than the first movie: It's a heist picture so laid-back and unconcerned, even the heist feels like an afterthought. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Likable as it is, suffers from that modern big-movie vice: overkill. Read full review
60
EmpireDan Jolin
Compared to its ultra-slick predecessor, it's a bit of a mess. But it maintains a breezy sense of fun and certainly looks as cool as its minus-one equivalent. Read full review
60
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Busier, messier and thinner than its predecessor...the studied hipness can get so pleased with itself it borders on the smug. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Isn't good and isn't bad, it just isn't. A lethargic would-be entertainment as well as a dispiriting vanity project, it is such a misfire that it makes it hard to remember what was special about its predecessor. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
All I got was this lousy movie. OK, it's not that bad, though in contrast to "Ocean's Eleven," which gave its megastars a neat little heist story, this sequel is both contrived and convoluted. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Ocean's Twelve lacks the courage of its star-driven convictions. Next time, Steven and George and Brad and Matt should ditch the hypocrisy and just shoot themselves shooting the breeze, poking fun at each other from within the smug sanctuary of their precious celebrity. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The fact that the movie has to entertain with digressions is an indication of more than looseness, but rather a shoddiness...Nothing connected with the job is of any interest at all. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Clooney and company work it too hard this time. You can tell they're huffing and puffing to stay afloat. But all I hear is: glug glug glug. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
This lackluster sequel was surely much more fun to make than it is to watch. Read full review
38
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
You don't want to look at anything else when Zeta-Jones is on-screen. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
What's on screen is lazy, second-rate, phoned-in -- a heist in which it's the audience whose pockets have been picked. Read full review
20
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
These people -- the filmmakers as well as the cast -- have brought a rare sense of camaraderie to their work. Unfortunately, they forgot to bring a script. They even forgot, in the midst of their joyous self-involvement, to take good pictures of the places they visited.
20
SlateDavid Edelstein
George Clooney is all by himself among living leading men in making smarm pass triumphantly for charm. But the movie lacks momentum, clarity, a decent payoff, and a location with the personality of Vegas. Read full review
20
Washington PostStephen Hunter
About halfway through you'll get an incredible hunger to see a movie. Read full review
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