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26 January 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
May the best hitman win. morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
4 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Complex but enthralling multiple contract killer film... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use.Parents Guide:
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109 min | USA:108 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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 Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Denmark:15 | Japan:R-15 | Italy:VM14 | France:-12 | South Korea:18Fun Stuff
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Rockne's Plumbing (Lazlo Soot's getaway van at the beginning of the film) is named after director Joe Carnahan's son, Rockne. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The Swede is supposed to have come from "Stockholm University", Sweden. This is not possible as it is the Karolinska Institutet that is the university hospital of Stockholm where medicine is studied and researched. moreQuotes:
[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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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..