RELATED: Ocean's 14 Already Happened In Real Life There are no windows in Vegas casinos, which almost makes Ocean's Thirteen feel too isolated, but most of Ocean's Twelve is in sun-soaked Europe.

Ocean's Twelve was so negatively received that Ocean's Thirteen is frequently called the series' ' return to form.' However, while the threequel does revisit the original movie's setting and format, there's nothing original about it, and it feels too derivative of what came before it, unlike Ocean's Twelve.

But it was such a polarizing move that Soderbergh played it safe with Ocean's Thirteen by returning to the casino setting. Soderbergh took a risk, and as a result, Ocean's Twelve had a refreshingly lighter tone, both visually and thematically. If Ocean's Twelve had a casino setting, the movie would have been criticized for being too similar to its predecessor. Critics and audiences wanted more casino hijinks, but it was a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation. Soderbergh turned the franchise into a globetrotting affair, as the 2004 movie takes place in several different European locations, including the Netherlands, France, and Italy, and every shot looks so picturesque. While Ocean's Eleven took place in Las Vegas and focused on the crew robbing three Las Vegas casinos at once, Ocean's Twelve was a whiplash-inducing departure when it came to the setting.

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