Review of Smokin' Aces (2006) by Shelise L — 21 Mar 2013
Saw "Smokin' Aces" last night and despite the terrible reviews it's had, I enjoyed it quite a lot.
Not the most cerebral of films I admit and the A-List cast would suggest a film with more substance, but it made for a very entertaining, loud, stupid and funny couple of hours.
Imagine the Hotel shootout scene from 'True Romance' stretched into an entire film and that's pretty much what this is;.
A wild assortment of Hitmen descend on the FBI's leading Mafia snitch, all hoping to claim the $1M bounty, but ending up in a multi-room, multi-floor crossfire with each other and the FBI.
After a slow but interesting setup, manic gunplay and violent bloodshed are the order of the day, only for the filmmaker to get second thoughts near the end and try to inject some gravity and emotion where none was needed. The serious and downbeat ending is at odds to the rest of the film, and the final twist of this tale can be seen a mile off.
Standout among the (admittedly sketchy) characters are Alicia Keys' sultry killer and a trio of killcrazy Death Metallers.
Expect little, disengage Brain, and enjoy.
This review of Smokin' Aces (2006) was written by Shelise L on 21 Mar 2013.
Smokin' Aces has generally received mixed reviews.
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