Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Ellen Barkin and Al Pacino
Where We Left Off: Danny Ocean’s crew had a deadline to pay back the money from the first film and is also in an elaborate competition with an intelligent, suave French thief to steal a valuable Fabergé egg. The crew secures the egg, pays Terry Benedict back his money, and Pitt and sexy Inspector Catherine Zeta-Jones get together. All in a day’s work for best cat thieves on the planet!
The Skinny: Hollywood’s annual A-list filming “event,” which doubles as Ocean films, brings together industry heavyweights Clooney, Pitt, Damon, Cheadle, Roberts and crew for two to three months of work and a whole lot of hanging out and partying. The latest adventure finds our crew reassembling for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses one of the original 11, Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). Also joining the cast is Ellen Barkin.
Total Gross: $308.9 million – $183.4 million (Ocean's Eleven); $125.5 million (Ocean's Twelve)
Black Quotient: Medium
Prediction: The Ocean films always have been about excess. Excess star power, exotic locations and tremendous guest star appearances. The films are cool as ice, but the question remains in a summer of action adventures, “Will this party, designed as a film, find an audience?” Twelve grossed less than Eleven; My prediction: $150 million. (June 8)
This feature also appeared on BET.com.
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