Sunday, July 3, 2016

Smokin' Aces (2006)


When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch 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.

A Tarantino wannabe thriller lacking his wit and plot consistency; overladen with characters and plot threads, indecisive in its tone and with a unexpected and unconvincing twist ending.

Maltin*1/2: "Good cast can't save this patchwork of farce, action, and drama...Keys is solid in her screen debut as one of the bounty hunters, but the story is a mess and director Carnahan seems to be in love with ludicrous, over-the-top violence."

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