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Smokin' Aces (2006) -- 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.
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Smokin' Aces (2006) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   50,860 votes
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Director:
Joe Carnahan
Writer (WGA):
Joe Carnahan (written by)
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Release Date:
26 January 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
May the best hitman win. more
Plot:
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel 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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins more
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(123 articles)
Smokin' Aces Shoots Up to Blu-ray on January 19, 2010
 (From MovieWeb. 6 November 2009, 9:13 AM, PST)

Smokin' Aces Targets Blu-ray
 (From TheHDRoom. 2 November 2009, 6:41 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Not bad more (439 total)
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Nov. 1111:00 PMUSA   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mi$e à prix (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use.
Runtime:
109 min | USA:108 min
Country:
UK | France | USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:R | South Africa:16LV | Sweden:15 | USA:R (No. 41676) | Norway:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Denmark:15 | Japan:R-15 | Italy:VM14 | France:-12 | South Korea:18
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more

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Trivia:
It is the feature film debuts of both R&B artist 'Alicia Keys (I)' and rapper Common. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When one of the prostitutes grabs Buddy's dressing gown, he lets it fall onto her, covering her legs. From one viewpoint, the dressing gown covers the prostitute's legs, and from another, she is still completely uncovered. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Donald Carruthers: You've got to be careful when doing your stakeouts. I did one for... I was on one for six months. I gained, like, 20, 25 pounds. You keep eating this crap...
Richard Messner: Well, that's not my problem, though. I don't gain weight. I tried.
Donald Carruthers: That's 'cause your 12 years old.
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Movie Connections:
References Chasing Amy (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Trespassing more

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31 out of 54 people found the following comment useful.
Not bad, 2 July 2007
6/10
Author: Mattias Petersson from Stockholm, Sweden

The movies that are always the most difficult to review are the ones that are not bad, but that still has something missing to them. "Smokin' Aces" is definitely like that. While it's not a bad movie, it's still far from as good as it could have been.

I think the movie started out pretty well. It's got an almost "Lock Stock"-like quality to it where it presents all the main characters in different sequences. After that you feel the stage is set and the guns loaded. Unfortunately then you get the first dip in pace, and the movie never really recovers. Sure, you get a few laughs and some pretty well-done action scenes. But the pace really never picks up and lives up to the promise of the beginnings.

It's difficult for me to put my finger on why i didn't really like this movie. Like i said before it's not bad and it was fairly entertaining. Perhaps my expectations were wrong? I expected something more fast-paced and hysterical, while this is a lot more sombre in pace. The good points are the actors, not that they're great but most of them are pretty good in their parts and many of them are quite funny. Also the action scenes are pretty well done. The negative parts is that i would have liked more action, a quicker pace and a lot less bewildering ending (without giving anything away).

I think most people who like action movies might like this one. It works pretty well, although there are quite a lot of things to improve. I give it a 6/10.

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