I walked into the theater having so-so expectations, but they were blown away when the credits began rolling after the hour and fifty minute run time. I was completely amazed by this movie. The story, dialog, cast, and camera work is all great. The action scenes are all filmed extremely well also.
After Agents Messner (Ryan Reynolds) and Carruthers (Ray Liotta) hear some news of a possible hit against an important witness (Jeremy Piven), the race is on to get to Lake Tahoe to protect him. But the FBI agents aren't the only ones who are hurrying to get to Nevada. Along with them are a bail bondsmen (Ben Affleck) and his crew (Martin Henderson and Peter Berg) and many hit men and women.
The witness, Buddy "Aces" Israel, is a coke head magician who wanted to live the gangster lifestyle. Well, when Israel becomes a threat to the Mob, they supposedly want him dead. So the hit men/women come in and the game is on with a sum of 1,000,000 dollars as the prize.
All the performances are great, but the two that just mesmerized me were Ryan Reynolds and Jeremy Piven. They play their roles perfectly. And I found myself rooting for Reynolds and his band of FBI agents, but at the same time, I felt bad for Piven's character.
The camera work is amazing in the movie. The operators really had an eye, I guess or the director.
With great supporting performances from Chris Pine, Andy Garcia, Peter Berg, Jason Bateman, Alicia Keys, and Common, "Smokin' Aces" is a fun ride from start to finish that will have you on the edge of your seat for the entire time.
9/10
After Agents Messner (Ryan Reynolds) and Carruthers (Ray Liotta) hear some news of a possible hit against an important witness (Jeremy Piven), the race is on to get to Lake Tahoe to protect him. But the FBI agents aren't the only ones who are hurrying to get to Nevada. Along with them are a bail bondsmen (Ben Affleck) and his crew (Martin Henderson and Peter Berg) and many hit men and women.
The witness, Buddy "Aces" Israel, is a coke head magician who wanted to live the gangster lifestyle. Well, when Israel becomes a threat to the Mob, they supposedly want him dead. So the hit men/women come in and the game is on with a sum of 1,000,000 dollars as the prize.
All the performances are great, but the two that just mesmerized me were Ryan Reynolds and Jeremy Piven. They play their roles perfectly. And I found myself rooting for Reynolds and his band of FBI agents, but at the same time, I felt bad for Piven's character.
The camera work is amazing in the movie. The operators really had an eye, I guess or the director.
With great supporting performances from Chris Pine, Andy Garcia, Peter Berg, Jason Bateman, Alicia Keys, and Common, "Smokin' Aces" is a fun ride from start to finish that will have you on the edge of your seat for the entire time.
9/10