Oceans Twelve Poster

The Message: Crisp, clean, edgy, bold, and most importantly, bringing more of that Vegas style and ensemble-charisma that worked so well for the cast the first time around.

The Truth: Not so much.

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There are some in the movie business who hold strongly to the theory that 'two many cooks spoil the broth,' and that a director calling on all their friends and acquaintances to make a movie with total creative freedom is a recipe for disaster. But Ocean's Eleven (2001) proved that wasn't the case, as a cast fueled by unmatched star-power teamed up to produce one of the slickest, most stylish caper movies in the modern era.

For Ocean's Twelve, people expected Steven Soderbergh to simply give more of the same. This poster made good, mimicking the art style of that of  the first film. What the poster should have been was a group of silhouetted figures aimlessly wandering around a Mediterranean seaside with Catherine Zeta-Jones front and center. Oh, and a French man doing gymnastics.

The charisma was still there in the individual actors (Clooney or Pitt couldn't downplay that if their lives depended on it) but Ocean's Twelve was nothing if not disappointing. In hindsight, maybe if the poster had used a Roman Numeral 'XII' instead of the Arabic Numeral people would have better  prepared themselves.

These posters oozed 'cool,' and the first film delivered. The sequel tried the same trick, but failed to give more of that same slick and effortless style fans were craving. For Ocean's Thirteen (2007) the team returned largely to form, but by then the poster scheme was almost completely changed.

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