Smokin' Aces (2006)

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Guionista (WGA):

Joe Carnahan (written by)

Release Date:

26 enero 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Frase comercial:

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:

Night Club | Gun In Mouth | Casino | Male Nudity | Lift Shooting

Awards:

4 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Complex but enthralling multiple contract killer film...

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 21	2:05 AM	HBO
Wed. May 28	10:15 PM	HBO

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

También conocida como:

Mi$e à prix (France)
Última carta, La (Argentina) [es]
Ases calientes (Spain) [es]

Duración:

109 min | USA:108 min

País:

UK | France | USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

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

Filming Locations:

Lake Tahoe, California, USA

Company:

Working Title Films

Trivialidades:

Director Cameo: [Joe Carnahan]When Jack Dupree is talking about Buddy Israel it shows a bank robbery going on. For a split second you see a man with a beard and sunglasses leaning his back on a truck yelling out and holding a machine gun. This is Carnahan.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the hit man is disguised as Hugo and is placing his collection of tools on the bench, the order changes.

Quotes:

Buddy 'Aces' Israel: These flowers are wilted, I need you to call the florist.

Movie Connections:

References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Soundtrack:

Segura o Sambura

Complex but enthralling multiple contract killer film...

Smoking Aces is a film that tries hard, and in doing so is one that is not going to be easy to describe. The basic plot revolves around the central character "Aces" who is testifying against the mob, and in return has a contract out on his head. Locked away in his suite in Las Vegas, he is protected by the Fed, but there are multiple contract killers (all different from each as can be imagined!) out to get him.

First hour seems to be stuck piecing the different contract killers together and their background, whilst the Fed are shown to be trying to figure out what is going on. No one set of actors though gets above the others, and in doing so you have multiple stories in the film tied into the whole premise of the film. Acting is great by the general assemble which includes fine performances by Andy Garcia and Ray Liotta.

Problematically, the film tries to be too cool at the start, and reminds me too much of "Things to do in Denver...." and so on. In addition, the film is really confusing at points but is worth persevering with nevertheless. The complexity makes it very original, and you never know where its going, but it wraps up together in the last 30mins which are more than worth the cinema ticket alone.

No classic, but enjoyable, original and interesting overall..