Smokin' Aces (Widescreen Edition) | Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta

Smokin' Aces (Widescreen Edition) | Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta | Lots of fun, but...

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Smokin' Aces (Wide...

	Smokin' Aces (Widescreen Edition) Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta Universal Studios, 2007 average customer review:based on 127 reviews view larger image
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Slick Las Vegas illusionist Buddy "Aces" Israel isn't playing nice. Turns out he's telling mob secrets to the FBI. After a $1 million contract is put out on him Aces tries to pull his greatest disappearing act before a rogues' gallery of ex-cons hit men and smokin' hot assassins tries to rub him out in this dark action comedy that takes no prisoners.System Requirements:Running Time: 109 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 025193226624 Manufacturer No: 61032266

Crammed full of everything.

This movie has it all:
Packed full of famous faces... all of whom give great performances.
Great dialogue and stories for each character.
A couple of unseen twists in the story, and an ending that makes this better than an action film.

Even knowing what is going on, the second viewing was even better. Special features are good, especially the character bios. I will watch this several more times.

This movie dives into the criminal world, somewhat like a Tarantino movie, but with more pace.

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Lots of fun, but...

This movie has a lot of good points. The story, while silly at times, is overall pretty good. Personally, I always love stories with several different parties/factions all converging on the same goal or what-have-you, and that's the basic idea of how "Smokin' Aces" goes down. Many critics have noted (unfavorably) that the movie often shifts between comic and serious tones quite suddenly, but I didn't much mind that. The characters are diverse and interesting, and the actors portraying them do very well. Vets like Ray Liotta and Andy Garcia are solid, of course, and there are surprising performances from Ryan Reynolds and Alicia Keys, plus a hilarious bit part played by Jason Bateman. The score is also atmospheric and memorable.

But the ending is really pretty weak. Forgivable, but just sort of... meh. It's kind of a big twist, but it twists in a disappointing manner, ultimately feeling a bit tacked-on, despite the fact that it's built up through the entire film. Weird. My big gripe, though, is specifically about this DVD. The extras and commentaries are solid, but the actual movie is in fake widescreen -- cropped. Considering how heavily the film was advertised when it was released, I assumed the DVD would be of higher quality. The menus are also kind of obnoxious, but whatever. And the actual, physical disc looks very shabby -- no graphics, just the title and such in an ordinary font. A minor issue, yes, but it adds a lot to the overall impression that there wasn't much effort put into the DVD.

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If you like your novels graphic

I had thought that this was a Terrentino film and was reluctant to watch it. As it got going I was surprised ad how coherent it remained even if a bit convoluted and silly.

The plot seemed like something out of the "underground" comic books of the seventies, today they are of course called graphic novels. So, here is the deal, this is not a well written engrossing story, but it is a bit of mindless fun for those not offended by, well anything, because it has about every offensive thing you could find without an NC17 rating.

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