The Smokin' Aces you'll watch is a different film to the one you'll have come to expect from the trailer. While there are guns, explosions, jokes, and women, things aren't quite what they seem as it also comes with a misguided attempt to turn itself into an intelligent drama which unfortunately fails spectacularly at the film's close.
That said, for 90 well-paced, stylish minutes, people make jokes and die in exciting ways, so you can sit back, switch off, and enjoy it. However, once the shooting stops, it self-destructs by trying to smarten up with a ridiculous plot twist, as if it's apologising for the guns and partial nudity we enjoyed earlier. The subplots fail to come together and it just falls apart, leaving you disappointed. Problems aside, Smokin' Aces is an enjoyable ride. Just make sure you leave before it forgets it's just an action movie and tries to become something it isn't.
That said, for 90 well-paced, stylish minutes, people make jokes and die in exciting ways, so you can sit back, switch off, and enjoy it. However, once the shooting stops, it self-destructs by trying to smarten up with a ridiculous plot twist, as if it's apologising for the guns and partial nudity we enjoyed earlier. The subplots fail to come together and it just falls apart, leaving you disappointed. Problems aside, Smokin' Aces is an enjoyable ride. Just make sure you leave before it forgets it's just an action movie and tries to become something it isn't.