
Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel, a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's 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 dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When the word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters... (Full plot summary below)
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Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel, a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's 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 dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When the word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, deadly 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 rub out Aces.
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| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. Smith...a film that rivals "The Departed" for twists and turns. But it's one hell of a ride! |
| FilmStew.comBrent SimonWhich means we have three machete-wielding, neo-Nazi brothers, a pair of ghetto-fab-glam lesbians and, yes, Jason Bateman in women's underwear. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithAn 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. |
| Sympatico.caAngela BaldassarreDirector Joe Carnahan didn't know who to emulate first in making the over-saturated "Smokin' Aces," Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie. What's certain is there is absolutely no originality in this bloody, loud and incomprehensible actioner that completely w |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt's never boring for a minute, and it's a ridiculous, fun waste of time. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. Ranson...by the time the guns start blazing, ...the body count (and the surprise order) really hits home; you actually give a crap whether these people die or not. |
| Orlando WeeklyCole Haddon... a lot more than it seems, even if you have to wait until the last five minutes to realize just how much more that is and just how integral the violence is to Carnahan's point. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordIt's like True Romance crossed with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels remade with the artistic vision of Domino. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA cheerfully disposable gangland freak-show thrill ride that's been directed by the gifted Joe Carnahan (Narc) as if he were trying to give the audience a seizure. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghFor rip-snorting pop entertainment, it's one discomfiting, nasty piece of work, and ain't that a kick in the head. |