About this episode

The episode discusses the unique aspects of the heist film Ocean's Twelve, focusing on character dynamics and the film's reception.

Finally, an excuse for Vincent Cassel to breakdance through lasers! Brad Pitt is eating his way through Europe this week in the weirdest heist movie imaginable. It’s the (unfairly maligned) sequel that probably should have been called Rusty’s Twelve, because it’s all about Danny Ocean’s weird, mysterious counterpart who may or may not have fallen in love with a Europol agent…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dom Nero, Adam Volerich

Topics covered

• heist movies
• film analysis
• sequel discussion
• character exploration
• European settings

Keywords

• Ocean's Twelve
• Vincent Cassel
• Brad Pitt
• heist movie
• film sequel
• character analysis
• Europol

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Europol

Books & works: Ocean's Twelve, Rusty’s Twelve

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