Smokin Aces

  • 2007


MOVIE IS predictable ridiculous multiple entertaining aspiring
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43 %
29 % Rotten
$ 57 Million
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Positive Reviews 42
Negative reviews 51
Average Rating 2.3/5
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2.0
You cant take this mash up of GoodFellas, Oceans Eleven, and a Rob Zombie horror flick seriously, but its as lively as it is debased. EW
1.5
The films whimsicality makes it a big step back for the director, who shows he has little handle over anything bar garish action set pieces. Time Out
1.3
A multi character crime saga thats even less appealing than watching televised poker.
3.5
Fikria Sael tends to her premature son, Mundhir.(Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Post) It had been 24 hours since a doctor had last visited the largest civili ..
3.0
The film delivers ably here, with some solid, frequently breathtaking action scenes. Screen Daily
2.0
Half the time the movie wants to be balls out weird, and it is. But the other half the half with the good guys is plodding procedural fare.
4.0
Couldve been a classic belch of grindhouse throwback foolishness if not for Carnahans apparent need to take his story seriously after all. E Film Critic
2.0
Every criminal has to have a quirk. That guys a cross dresser. Hes a master of disguise. Theyre Nazis. Shes a lesbian... Ridiculous cretins like these .. E Film Critic
3.0
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. E Film Critic
0.5
The garish pulp shoot em up Smokin Aces has one of those titles that instantly tell you youve wandered into the wrong fleapit. Telegraph
3.8
I dont have it all worked out yet.But there are lots of characters: three punks with Mohawks and bad teeth, wielding flamethrowers and chainsaws. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Full respect to Carnahan for making the tired crime genre feel fresh, but it would have been more fun without a last minute attempt to make it mean so ..
3.0
This is not a good movie.It has none of the ingredients of good movies. Cinema Blend
3.5
See its not just a violent crime movie with a sharp visual flair and an occasionally biting and funny wit. Cinema Blend
3.1
Joe Carnahans obsession with outdoing Quentin Tarantinos violent pulp fictions has gone from jittery impersonation (Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane) t .. Ny Daily News
3.0
It doesnt deliver some deep, philosophical message, but its not exactly mindless entertainment either. Screen Rant
0.6
For a while, until the whole thing gets too explosively exhausting for its own good, this whirring, bloody, smash and grab romp is just that a romp. Philly
2.0
What Carnagehan sorry, Carnahan has wrought is a foul, speciously cool exercise in gross, pointless mayhem...all sass and no substance. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Smokin Aces is Tarantino lite a vague and unsuccessful attempt to bring together a bunch of offbeat, unrelated characters in a situation where a blood .. ReelViews
3.8
Less a laddish lark a la LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS and more an existential howl of despair, writer director Joe Carnahans convoluted third f .. Tv Guide
1.9
Carnahans poor planning botches the storys timing, leaving various characters stranded and waiting for large chunks of time, but otherwise it flows di .. Combust Ible Celluloid
0.6
Whatever the point of Smokin Aces is, it doesnt achieve much of anything except a general sense of gloom for mankind. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
I enjoy shot em up action and gritty dialog as much as any fan of this genre but I also want a story that will stay with me.
2.0
I enjoy shot em up action and gritty dialog as much as any fan of this genre but I also want a story that will stay with me.
3.1
It is, as a result, not surprising to note that the movie fares best in its quieter moments, as the (admittedly hackneyed) banter between the four lea .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Its never boring for a minute, and its a ridiculous, fun waste of time. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Tweet Smokin Aces Jonathan Kiefer By This article was published on 02.01.07 Advertisement A two bit Vegas magician (Jeremy Piven) holes up in a Tahoe .. News Review
4.0
But Carnahan invests so much attitude into the film that we cant help but enjoy the ride. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Rarely has the term bloodbath seemed more appropriate.The talented ensemble cast and Carnahans slick, colourful direction ensure that Smokin Aces rema .. View London
3.5
Like last years Crank, it will delight its target audience even as highbrow critics tsk tsk about coarsened standards. Film Journal International ..
1.3
SMOKIN ACES * Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Andy Garcia; rated R (violence, profanity, vulgarity, gore, drugs, nudity, torture, racial epithets).You mi .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.3
Overplotted and overscripted, this mess of a movie seems to have hundreds of characters and thousands of dead bodies. Internet Reviews
2.5
Sadly, more than an hour of this movie is given over to talking. And not the wink wink Quentin Tarantino kind, either. Boston
1.0
It would be nothing but a successful exercise in ho humdom instead of a botched one. Mountain X
1.5
Itll be like a Big Winking Joke to everyone who loves kick ass crime movies!
1.3
(out of 4) Starring Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven and Ryan Reynolds.Written and directed by Joe Carnahan. Toronto Star
2.0
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3.8
A great ensemble cast, along with excellent direction makes this a gem worth the watch... Cinema Crazed
3.0
I wish my insurance covered Lasik surgery too, but you dont see me crying about it. Slate
2.0
But the script is just a muddle with its plot deeply buried in a thunderstorm of blood and violence.
2.0
I forget the title of that one.I will most likely forget the title of this one by the end of the month. Movies
2.5
Had Carnahan stuck more with the antics of his rogues gallery and spent less time with the predictable FBI story, hed have ended up with a work of glo .. Flim Threet
1.0
Chaos and carnage rule in Smokin Aces, and presumably behind the scenes as well.After his thoughtful and engaging cop thriller Narc, writer/director J .. Bbc
1.5
Theyll mostly be pretty awful, too.But at least someone will believe in them. Time
2.5
The blackly comic fun stops dead in its tracks, and the movie finally culminates in a misbegotten, sobering whimper. The Movie Boy
2.0
It may yield some entertaining results, but the film loses most of its high adrenaline appeal by trying to make it mean something in the end. Bullz-Eye
3.0
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3.0
A grindhouse inspired concoction that may not contain a shred of originality, but it is executed with unbridled bombast and glee. Calendar Live
3.0
Ultimately Carnahans spunky effort makes for great but forgettable fun; however you get the feeling he didnt quite want it to be so forgettable. Hollywood
2.0
Its kind of fun as purely abstract exercises in cinematic flair but a hollow substitute for an actual movie. Seattle Pi
1.5
One thing Carnahan does well is pace.This movie moves along so that theres no time to doze. Tony Medley
3.8
Carnahan hasnt really stepped too far out of the standard genre box here, and while that is unfortunate hes at least stepped into it with enough style .. Movie Freak
3.0
Its not a great film, but it can be fun if you know what youre getting into. 7M Pictures
3.0
Stinkin Aces misses the mark and fatally shoots itself right in the foot. E Online
3.0
The story itself is predictable in its formulaic structuring, yet confusing in its desperate complexity.
1.0
Using the kind of snazzy flashbacks, blood fetishism and moronic villains that were so in vogue oh, lets see, about 10 years ago, the action revolves .. Mirror
2.5
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2.0
Seraphim Falls may never live up to the promise of its first astonishing reelto be fair, its hard to imagine many films that couldbut theres enough go .. The Stranger
3.8
Its a Lock, Stock style story of back stabbing hoods, bloodshed and boys toys that boasts a cracking cast on top form. Highly entertaining. The Sun
3.0
Carnahan knows what hes doing with a camera, a script and actors. Killer Movie Reviews
1.3
could have been a super cool Martin Scorsese movie, but in the hands of writer/director Joe Carnahan, it just stinks. Waffle Movies
1.9
Most ridiculous is that, at the end of the movie, which up until then was basically a violent video game with aspirations, Carnahan turns Aces into a .. Js Online
4.4
Once again, a filmmaker has proven that a high concept action thriller doesnt have to be a summer blockbuster to hold your attention nor be a chick fl .. Movie Crypt
1.0
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0.6
And it threatens to wipe from the minds of admiring cinephiles the memory of Narc, writer director Joe Carnahans sharp breakout cop thriller.The narra .. Chron
3.0
A little style over substance never hurt anyone, and thats exactly what the director seems to be aspiring to here. The Shiz Nit
1.0
The film boasts the panoply of gunsnbabes traditionally dreamed up by male nerds for whom virginity loss is the longest of long term projects.It certa .. Film Guardian
0.6
This non stop superficial mugging would not even have been cool if it had come out twelve years ago, when Tarantino rip offs were as common as Hootie .. Scene Stealers
4.4
... 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 vio .. Or Lando Weekly
2.0
This movie is meant to be watched the way a video game is played: just go from scene to scene and start blasting the minute you walk through the door. Guide Live
2.0
We ask for so little from movies like this; the least it can to is place its disposable thrills in a decently constructed package. Flip Side Archive
3.0
He establishes the no nonsense attitude that goes with the genre, but then makes the crucial mistake of relegating the rest of the film to mere buildu .. From The Balcony
3.0
A simple hit becomes a tangled nightmare in this preening, self consciously cool gangster movie. It sets itself up for cult status but expect to leave .. Film4
2.5
What makes An Unreasonable Man so compelling is its perfectly fluid line. Ny Mag
2.5
What should have been a straightforward cops and gangsters thriller ends up being not merely sub Tarantino but sub Lock Stock. Future Movies
2.5
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 nu .. Entertainment Spectrum
2.0
All the Award nominated films are rolling out to theatres across the country, or you get movies that just couldnt compete in the summer (Guess what, t .. TheMovieChicks.com
5.0
It brings everything you need for entertainment under one roof, yet its never crowded. Can Mag
2.0
Its a movie of obscene excesses, comically overdone complications and performances pitched right on the edge of hysteria. Orlando Sentinel
0.5
Which means we have three machete wielding, neo Nazi brothers, a pair of ghetto fab glam lesbians and, yes, Jason Bateman in womens underwear. IGN Movies
2.0
Meaningless violence incarnate, a pointed mix of laughs and wanton death; and yes, that might actually mean something, but precisely what is never cle .. Detroit News
3.5
It is this heart and soul that raises Smokin Aces above its brethren in the guns, guts and great one liners sub genre. Movies Ign
3.0
There are a few moments of striking visuals along with Mauro Fiores generic Vegas cinematography, but nothing that cant be done about as well in a vid .. Compuserve
2.5
Too many crooks spoil the broth or, more precisely, the bloodbath in a wild and crazy crime spree thats a whole lot less than the sum of its parts. Review Journal
3.0
Why is the radical avant gardism ofclear as day while the mainstream genre contortions ofremain an unintelligible smear Cine Passion
3.0
Writer/director Joe Carnahan (see Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane and Narc) makes an overreaching but inspired effort at reinventing the dumb gangster .. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
5.0
And so begins a film that rivals The Departed for twists and turns.But its one hell of a ride! Crazed Fan Boy
1.9
Such a lunkheaded attempt at coolness that its like banging two bricks together and wondering why it doesnt start a fire. Chicago Tribune
2.0
The rat a tat tat dialogue and 70s trappings of Smokin Aces is pure Tarantino, although like the countless imitators, it isnt as clever as its inspira .. Reel Times: Reflections on ..
1.5
The hyper stylized violence isnt nearly as senseless as the narrative bits in between. And the twist employs the same sleight of hand as The Usual Sus .. Miami Herald
1.0
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2.5
None of the numerous, sketchily drawn characters adds up to much to care about in the short running time. Seattle Times
1.5
Once thats established at about the 30 minute mark theres not much else to grab onto. Movie Views
3.0
Carnahan, fearing the high calorie death spasms might come back to haunt him at the end of the film, has written a highly intricate story behind Buddy .. English Oh My News
1.5
Director Joe Carnahan didnt know who to emulate first in making the over saturated Smokin Aces, Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie. Whats certain is the ..
0.8
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. Time Out Ny
1.5
Considering a cast that also touts Ben Affleck and Wayne Newton, Smokin Aces should have been a veritable bachelor party of guilty pleasures. Its got .. Rich Mond
1.5
Based on this outing, writer director Joe Carnahan cant tell a story worth a damn especially not a complicated mishmash like this one. Chicago Reader
3.0
Carnahan does show a flair for staging some spectacular sequences, and he does manage to get some good performances out of his large, colorful cast. Murphys Movie Reviews
3.5
The most interesting thing about Smokin Aces is how a film so ugly and brutal, so joyous and stylized in its ultraviolence, manages to remind one of a .. The Reeler
3.1
Its instantly engrossing, stays great for about 45 minutes and good for another 20, then begins collapsing under the oppressive weight of taking itsel .. Tyler Morning Telegraph (T ..
1.3
Not really recommended for the cerebral cineaste, but more for that demographic satiated by bloodlust alone. EURWeb
1.0
The identity swaps, double crosses and multiple shoot em ups are reminiscent of The Usual Suspects and early Tarantino, without the ingenuity of the f .. Independent (UK)



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