Of course, this is a big studio rom-com, so the ice between the two will eventually crack and melt. The joy of ‘Ticket to Paradise’ doesn’t come from its predictable plot or extremely thin script. It’s all about seeing them together, observing how the sparks still fly, and (when the previous flames get drunk and let their guard down, or during the end credits outtake) they crack each other. The joy they receive in each other’s company is contagious, both in and out of character.
That playfulness also exists in their off-screen relationship. In interviews and public events, the two praise and roast each other. This is a tradition that continues even before the first film was released. At a dinner honoring her in March 2001, Clooney called Roberts “best friend, someone you could call.” At any time of the day or night, she had an assistant call her back. In return, Roberts was able to smoothly deflate his Gable-esque persona, calling him “this wonderful, wonderful, kind of dumb guy. The fact that he can be erased is a pretty funny trick he does.
They worked together again, and soon — the year after ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ Roberts co-starred in Clooney’s directorial debut, .Confessions of a Dangerous HeartYet, by casting Roberts as a cold-blooded femme fatale to the “America’s Sweetheart” type, Clooney made her the darkest and trickiest yet. It led to one of the turns.
Their proper on-screen reunion took place two years later in the sequel.Ocean’s 12We find Danny and Tess remarried and enjoying domestic bliss in Connecticut (he got his first glimpse casing the local bank and jewelry store, but is still chasing those criminal highs). But this time, Tess joins in — hence the title — to stage a diversion in a museum based on her resemblance to… Julia Roberts.
Their shared screen time is again limited to a few short scenes, but when he wraps his handcuffed arms around her neck, kisses her, and asks for forgiveness, her trademark wide Encourages a smile, fireworks are deafening.