Smokin' Aces (2006)

Regista:

Joe Carnahan

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Joe Carnahan (written by)

Data di uscita:

26 gennaio 2007 (USA)

Genere:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Slogan:

May the best hitman win.

Plot:

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel (Piven) decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.

Plot Keywords:

Faked Death | No Opening Credits | Lift Shooting | Ensemble Cast | Night Club

Premi:

4 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

Not bad

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 9	6:20 PM	MAX
Tue. July 15	1:30 PM	MAX

Cast

Ryan Reynolds	...	Richard Messner
Ray Liotta	...	Donald Carruthers
Joseph Ruskin	...	Primo Sparazza
Alex Rocco	...	Serna
Wayne Newton	...	Himself
Jeremy Piven	...	Buddy Israel
Ben Affleck	...	Jack Dupree
Peter Berg	...	"Pistol" Pete Deeks
Martin Henderson	...	Hollis Elmore
Common	...	Sir Ivy
Christopher Michael Holley	...	Beanie (as Christopher Holley)
Andy Garcia	...	Stanley Locke
Mike Falkow	...	Freeman Heller
Joe Drago	...	FBI Aid
Jeff Habberstad	...	Top Coated Gunman

Alias:

Mi$e à prix (France)

Durata:

109 min | USA:108 min

Nazionalità:

UK | France | USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

USA:R (certificate #41676) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Germany:16 | Denmark:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18PL | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | South Africa:16LV | Japan:R-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-12

Luoghi delle riprese:

Lake Tahoe, California, USA

Company:

Working Title Films

Curiosità:

The song in the final credits is "Play Your Cards Right" by Common, who also stars in the film.

Errori:

Continuity: In Buddy Israel's hotel suite, the naked prostitute on the floor is completely naked. Then, she is covered with a black blanket. She is then shown naked again, and then covered up again.

Citazioni:

Darwin Tremor: [manipulating Dupree's mouth so Jack seems to be speaking to him] Oh hell yeah, we was just at the wrong place at the wrong time, so don't feel so bad, chief.

Movie Connections:

Citato in "Saturday Night Live: Jeremy Piven/AFI (#32.11)" (2007)

Colonna sonora:

Touch Me Again

Not bad

The movies that are always the most difficult to review are the ones that are not bad, but that still has something missing to them. "Smokin' Aces" is definitely like that. While it's not a bad movie, it's still far from as good as it could have been.

I think the movie started out pretty well. It's got an almost "Lock Stock"-like quality to it where it presents all the main characters in different sequences. After that you feel the stage is set and the guns loaded. Unfortunately then you get the first dip in pace, and the movie never really recovers. Sure, you get a few laughs and some pretty well-done action scenes. But the pace really never picks up and lives up to the promise of the beginnings.

It's difficult for me to put my finger on why i didn't really like this movie. Like i said before it's not bad and it was fairly entertaining. Perhaps my expectations were wrong? I expected something more fast-paced and hysterical, while this is a lot more sombre in pace. The good points are the actors, not that they're great but most of them are pretty good in their parts and many of them are quite funny. Also the action scenes are pretty well done. The negative parts is that i would have liked more action, a quicker pace and a lot less bewildering ending (without giving anything away).

I think most people who like action movies might like this one. It works pretty well, although there are quite a lot of things to improve. I give it a 6/10.