What happens when you give an auteur director and the biggest movie stars in the world an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe to create a bombastic sequel?

The often misunderstood Ocean’s Twelve.

In this essay episode, Luke Ferris makes a case for Ocean’s Twelve and the brilliance behind this often derided sequel.

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Sources for this episode:

• Royalty-free music and sound effects via Artlist.com
• Ocean's Twelve: Questions about age are the most uncomfortable
• Ocean's Twelve | How Much Does Everyone Owe? | ClipZone: High Octane Hits
• Ocean's Twelve (2004) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
• Ocean's Twelve ending song | Pitched Down (Dave Grusin - Ascension to Virginity)

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