11's not quite enough...

So they made it 12. Not complaining though. No!

The addition was top-class. A futuristic butt-kicking, high flying carrier woman with a broken heart. Playing a Europol agent was peanuts for our gorgeous Zeta-Jones. Sleek outfits with executive colours ranging from red to black to white. Short shoulder length, sharp edged hairdo with ample chest. She lit up the whole movie, otherwise a plain one with too many cats in the bag.

The original cast got a fresh look, some to disastrous consequences. Pitt was hot 3 movie years ago. His makeover made him look like a pimp, donning a glaring light blue suit in the beginning of the movie itself. What a waste!

Clooney was, ah, so, ah,…..Clooney.. Looking 50 plus neck upwards is quite undesirable. The market for mature, deep-voiced gentlemen however has sky-rocketed, so don’t you worry yourself sick, Old Boy!

Then, the young-ones grew up a little, or maybe not quite. This serves as the usual ‘complications’ to spice up the movie. Damon screws things up a little in the beginning by implying that the 12-year-old niece of the job-broker is a whore. Opps! Mortally terrified of committing crimes deemed wrong morally, mommy’s boy gets the whole leadership thing ¾ through the movie. Expect some hilarious scenes – thanks to him.


Cast aside, this is what’s in and what’s not – Ocean 12’s style.


1.French is in and so is Europe.
-The suave bad-boy dances his way through the heist.

-Flat-bottomed, bored, rich and exceptionally brilliant – watch him do a job minus high-tech gizmos.

-Europe lends its culture to and otherwise capitalistic, bland American thievery.

2.Sexy secretaries always mindful of their employers’ welfare is so cliché.

3.The credits recognises a fictional character playin a non-fictional character –logic?

-Julia Roberts who is acting as Tess Ocean acts as Julia Roberts. This just leaves a bitter aftertaste to this originally intended to be sweet movie.

4.Mother’s have vacated their rather deeming roles to fill an opening at least a level higher than their previous jobs.

-The thought that it was a mother that finally whisks away the robbers from the slammer is uplifting. No more stay-in mums that only changes diapers!


This movie didn’t quite life up to its expectation. It’s just a holiday treat I suppose. Great guys and beautiful girls should make out for the obvious lack of substance.