The poor man's Guy Ritchie, which is sad since the poor man already has Guy Ritchie
CommentAug 28, 2009
Smokin' Aces (2007)
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Reviews Counted:153
Fresh:43
Rotten:110
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: A violent mess of a movie, Smokin' Aces has some Quentin Tarantino's style but not much of his wit or humor.
Theatrical Release: Jan 26, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $35.6M
Synopsis: In these interlocking tales of high stakes and low lifes, Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel--a sleazy... [More]
Starring: Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta
Director: Joe Carnahan
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REVIEWS FOR SMOKIN' ACES
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Aug 7, 2008
The best Tarantino riff of 1994.
May 5, 2008
It wants to be a Tarantino-esque dark comedy about gun-slinging, substance-abusing lowlifes. But instead it's a convoluted, slap-happy, humorless bloodfest.
Sep 22, 2007
Top CriticCould've been a classic belch of grindhouse-throwback foolishness if not for Carnahan's apparent need to take his story seriously after all.
Jul 23, 2007
A great ensemble cast, along with excellent direction makes this a gem worth the watch...
Jul 11, 2007
Smokin' Aces isn't the most original endeavor, but it has enough wit, action and dramatic weight to carve out its own rightful place of honor in the crime film genre.
Jun 25, 2007
An uneven, overly stylized mess that wants to recall Quentin Tarantino, but which only mines the glitz, not the depth or the sharpness of Tarantino's dialogue.
May 3, 2007
It's flashy and feels hip, but I wonder if it's all just a smokescreen much like the one in the film's plot.
Apr 29, 2007
It's instantly engrossing, stays great for about 45 minutes and good for another 20, then begins collapsing under the oppressive weight of taking itself very, very seriously.
Apr 27, 2007
It's never boring for a minute, and it's a ridiculous, fun waste of time.
Apr 16, 2007
The biggest and most unfortunate problem with Smokin' Aces is the complete lack of anyone to root for or even against.
Mar 24, 2007
does little more than ape some vague Quentin Tarantino/Guy Ritchie cinematic style
Mar 7, 2007
A list of players doesn't quite indicate the pile-on of firepower that will converge for the final showdown, or the convolutions of plot that draw everyone to the same location.
Feb 24, 2007
Will you enjoy Smokin' Aces? That depends on your acceptance of the following: several pages worth of four letter words; huge bloody body counts; and nudity that is nothing more than set decoration. That's a call you will have to make for yourself.
Feb 23, 2007
Trying too hard is the death of cool in any genre -- especially a dead one -- and Smokin' Aces has all the sophisticated plotting of a splatter-happy video game.
Feb 21, 2007
Every criminal has to have a quirk. That guy's a cross-dresser. He's a master of disguise. They're Nazis. She's a lesbian... Ridiculous cretins like these will make you long for the thoughtful characterizations of Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe.
Feb 10, 2007
Repellant for reasons that would take a week to list, but the biggest one is that it tries to revive a film movement that not only should stay buried, but should not have lived in the first place.
Feb 8, 2007
It wants to be so many things at once that it never truly finds its focus, and yet it manages to be quite a blast anyway.
Feb 7, 2007
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