Ocean's Twelve

It may be as disposable as a stick of chewing gum, but critics suggest that Ocean's Twelve is also about as enjoyable. Lou Lumenick in the New York Post employs a different metaphor: ?This slickly entertaining sequel is all about savoring eye candy,? he writes. Steven Rea in the Philadelphia Inquirer compares it with a vacation: ?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.? Indeed, Wesley Morris writes in the Boston Globe, ?It's so well made and undeniably entertaining it should leap from tall buildings and wear a big 'S' on its chest.? Most of the critics do complain perfunctorily about the script -- or the lack thereof. ?A fizzy no-brainer? is the way Eleanor Ringel Gillespie describes it in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Michael Wilmington in the Chicago Tribune suggests that ?the improbable plotting is part of the charm.? And clearly the critics are charmed by the camaraderie of the multi-million-dollar cast, which includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia and a host of big names in cameo roles. They also bestow much praise on director-cinematographer Steven Soderbergh, alternating his art-film projects with a commercial one the way Frank Sinatra, who starred in the original Ocean's Eleven, did with dramas and comedy/musicals. ?When Ocean's Twelve works, it's a blast,? writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times. But Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times is not amused. ?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,? he writes.

almost as good as 1st! Catherine Z-J is awesome!!