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MPAA RATING:
Starring Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Common, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, and Ryan Reynolds
In a series of interlocking tales of high stakes and low lifes, Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel (Piven) -- a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn states evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody under the supervision of two agents (Reynolds and Liotta) dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When word of the price on Ace's head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, smokin' hot vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and tub out Aces. (Universal)
| GENRE(S): | Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Suspense/Thriller |
| WRITTEN BY: | Joe Carnahan |
| DIRECTED BY: | Joe Carnahan |
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DVD: April 17, 2007 Theatrical: January 26, 2007 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 108 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | UK / France / USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 5.9 (out of 10) based on 69 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Lief S. gave it a7:
I haven't seen so much as a preview for the movie so i had no expectations, i picked it up as an instinct buy and wasn't as disappointed as I'm reading in the comments i should have been. its an action movie and there only job are to provide action and make u not fall asleep during the movie so it did its job and thats all i ask. and the scenes without action were just build-up suspense snippets to get u ready for the finale, which was awesome...nuff said
Alec B. gave it a6:
it was ok. there was not as much action as i expected and the ending was dumb and confusing. If it wasn't 4 Jeremy Piven then this movie would have sucked.. Should've made the movie different
Seymore B. gave it a1:
Crappy movie, flat like a playing card, almost fell asleep. I hate Reynolds, horrible actor... Piven is funny.
andy gave it a2:
Kind of like Paris Hilton: Stylish and thinks it's cool but who cares when it's garbage?
abby l gave it a6:
Enjoyable movie to the end. All flash and gore so I wasn't really up to par with the whole movie. It starts hard and finishes hard. The characters aren't the easiest to follow, but the movie was an enjoyable one.
A Movie Critic gave it a6:
Smokin Aces; C+ What a rush. This movie starts out fast and just never stops. It's shot in a very interesting, almost graphic-novel style, it's deliberately over-the-top, it's very funny, and doesn't take itself seriously. Amazing music, too. It's unfortunately WAY too hard to follow. There's tons and tons of characters (a whose-who of celebrities) and some just don't seem fleshed out enough. At times I was kind of clueless as to what was going on. I think the movie really could have used some "down time" to explain the situation a bit more clearly. Neat plot twist at the end, though. And Jeremy Piven as Buddy Israel offers one hell of an amazing performance. Ben Affleck also (surprisingly) makes a good impression here, even though his role in the movie is a lot smaller than you'd think. Alicia Keys is pretty awesome as well. Overall....maybe worth a rental for a bizarre, funny rush but then again, if you're not a fan of kinetic action, skip it. The action never stops. And it's pretty hard to follow.
J G gave it a9:
Great movie, not much action as the trailer hyped but a great story to support it.

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