Energized by the good will established in the 2001 hit "Ocean's Eleven" and favored with an even larger, more glamorous cast in fabulous European locations, "Ocean's Twelve" nevertheless has a hard time getting untracked. Instead of audiences feeling a part of a nifty conspiracy to pull off an audacious robbery, viewers are left largely in the dark as Soderbergh & Co. conspire to trick them with sleight of hand and misdirection. Whatever its shortcomings, though, with Catherine Zeta-Jones and European star Vincent Cassel added to the first film's top-notch cast of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Julia Roberts, the film should prove a boxoffice powerhouse in North America and overseas.

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