Ocean's Twelve
Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
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  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    You don't want to look at anything else when Zeta-Jones is on-screen.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    33
    What's on screen is lazy, second-rate, phoned-in -- a heist in which it's the audience whose pockets have been picked.
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    20
    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.
  4. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    20
    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.
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  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    20
    About halfway through you'll get an incredible hunger to see a movie.

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User Score
4.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 168 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 95
  3. Negative: 44 out of 95
  1. grandpajoe6191
    5
    The story has become overly complex followed by trivial humor that was not necessary. Makes me remind myself if the director was the same guy that made 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' and 'Traffic'.… Full Review »
  2. nboley08
    8
    Until the last 15 minutes or so, "Ocean's Twelve" is pretty damn perfect. It has insane amounts of style and swagger and does things in unusually quirky but fascinating ways. The locations are gorgeous and the dialogue is hilarious and the jokes are really funny if you pay attention to what the actors are trying to do. But the ending...there are MIT graduates who probably got confused by what had just happened. It's rather poorly done and leaves a bitter taste in one's mouth, because they feel like their intelligence was just demoralized. Still a good movie however, especially if you were a fan of the first.… Full Review »
  3. RadioSolo
    7
    This movie has a interesting plot but it's very difficult to understand if you watch it for the first time. It definitely helps to watch Ocean's Eleven first.
    The actors are succesful in bringing you the characters closer.    … Full Review »
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