Thirteen ...

.. Reasons why you should see Ocean's Twelve.

- Catherine Zeta Jones: Gee, that hairdo.

- Star Cast: Let me count. We have 3 Oscar Winners, 2 Oscar Nominees, 2 from oscar winning families and an oscar winning director who got nominated twice in the same year. And this is on first count. Casting Coup is the word we are looking for.

- Brag Value: A complex plot, the sooner one understands it, the more one gets to brag. Sheesh, i reckon its not __that__ easy to get the plot after watching the movie just once (see, i told you .. "brag value" ;-) ).

- Camera: Although at times you are scratching your head wondering if you are really watching "Blair Witch Project", what with the now-popular "shaky-cam" feel, it fits with the theme of the movie (a haphazard heist, instead of the meticulously planned one in the first) and gels well (Although i still think it would've been better if it had the clean-and-cool look of the first one).

- Soderbergh: Soderbergh has this unique touch to each of his movies. He fiddles a bit with the color settings and for some artistic reason, which is my beyond my understanding, it strikes a chord with the feel of the movie. With innovative camera angles, brilliant long shots and that experimentation with colors, Soderbergh scores again. I personally thank him for choosing Ocean's Eleven to do a sequel and not Solaris. That would have been tragic.

- Catherine Zeta Jones: Wow, that accent.

- Cameos: Struck us when we were least expecting it. Mind you, these are not just cameos where some celebrity walks in, and before you shout "hey, its him", walks out. Watch out for how innovatively it has been slotted in the movie.

- BG: Just like in Ocean's Eleven, the music scores in this one too. That 70-sh rock feel can do only good to any heist movie. Particularly the one with the "laser lights" sequence. Right up there.

- The Pull: The Heist isnt as thoughtful or well-planned or colorful and humourous as it was in the first. In fact, on first look, it leaves you disappointed wondering "is that all". But as you sit back at home putting things in place, it gets better when you realise it was __not__ meant to be thoughtful and colorful and what not. Nevertheless, once the missing pieces in the plot fall into place, it probably is as humorous and well-thought as the first one.

- Catherine Zeta Jones: Drool, for no particular reason.

- Brad Pitt: Soderbergh better call the next one "Rusty's Eleven". Brad Pitt wipes out the lot with his sheer presence and his personification of the devil-may-care rusty. If there is someone who stands a chance against him, its Matt Damon with his coming-of-age quips. And no, all this "Go Brad" bit is not for the women who got offended with the earlier "Richard Gere Sucks" remark.

- Humor: The in-joke on Oceans Eleven, Kashmir, A dig at George Clooney, The Pull itself and the opening prologue. Bwahahaha.

- Catherine Zeta Jones: If you didnt need a reason last time, am sure you dont need one now. Curse that darned michael douglas and keep drooling.