What did the tv commercial say?
Here are the words the New York Times uses to describe Smokin' Aces..."Blam! Blam! Blam! Expletive! Expletive! Plot Twist. FBI. Expletive! Blam! Blam! Blam! Roll Credits."
The ad sold me. The cast cinched the deal. I ask you, how could I possibly turn down Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Peter Berg, Andy Garcia, Taraji Henson, Ben Affleck and even a cameo by Matthew Fox? (Ok, maybe most of us coulda done without Ben Affleck, but he was GREAT...so let's just let bygones be bygones, shall we?)
Smokin' Aces was awesome! Everything I look for in an action movie. This was one helluva 1 hour 49 minute ride through the wild and crazy world of La Cosa Nostra...with Piven at the center of the mayhem. Like most people I've talked to, I figured out the twist way ahead of time but that doesn't matter...because it's the "getting there" that's the best part.
Here are the words the New York Times uses to describe Smokin' Aces..."Blam! Blam! Blam! Expletive! Expletive! Plot Twist. FBI. Expletive! Blam! Blam! Blam! Roll Credits."
The ad sold me. The cast cinched the deal. I ask you, how could I possibly turn down Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Peter Berg, Andy Garcia, Taraji Henson, Ben Affleck and even a cameo by Matthew Fox? (Ok, maybe most of us coulda done without Ben Affleck, but he was GREAT...so let's just let bygones be bygones, shall we?)
Smokin' Aces was awesome! Everything I look for in an action movie. This was one helluva 1 hour 49 minute ride through the wild and crazy world of La Cosa Nostra...with Piven at the center of the mayhem. Like most people I've talked to, I figured out the twist way ahead of time but that doesn't matter...because it's the "getting there" that's the best part.
If you enjoy massive amounts of violence, gallons of blood, torture, drugs and prostitutes then you're in the right place! If you don't enjoy that, you might like it anyway because it's just a fun, outlandish and brilliantly engaging story! Even when you know the twist, you have no idea what to expect next.
My Neflix Review: The only way this could've been better, is if Ryan Reynolds had performed the whole thing in a**less boxer-briefs!!
And kudos to the NY Times, they hit the nail right on the head!
**Personal Note to Jeremy Piven**
J - Your awesomeness is not a shock to me. I have been a fan since well before your "10 YEARS!!!" rant in Grosse Pointe Blank. However, I fear your new-found Entourage fame is turning you into an insufferable, pompous, arrogant diva. Do us all a favor and bring yourself back down to earth...you were more likeable before.
My Neflix Review: The only way this could've been better, is if Ryan Reynolds had performed the whole thing in a**less boxer-briefs!!
And kudos to the NY Times, they hit the nail right on the head!
**Personal Note to Jeremy Piven**
J - Your awesomeness is not a shock to me. I have been a fan since well before your "10 YEARS!!!" rant in Grosse Pointe Blank. However, I fear your new-found Entourage fame is turning you into an insufferable, pompous, arrogant diva. Do us all a favor and bring yourself back down to earth...you were more likeable before.
2 comments:
Ok, I see that you have witnessed the glory of Smokin' Aces, so I have a chance now to add my 2 cents.
Was it not the most fabulous scene as the Tremor brothers, all strangely attractive, seem to pour out from the elevator on the top floor of the prestigious Latke Tahoe hotel as extravagantly as the smoke that surrounded them? Was it not a beautiful scene as Darwin Tremor (Chris Pine, what an appropriate last name!) looms over Jack Dupree’s dying body? Those eyes…those beautiful blue eyes. I simply must get the Tremor brothers over to my place! Please my gentlemen friends; bring the suspenders, just one request… leave the smoke.
By far Smokin’ Aces is the most entertaining movie (with prostitutes and flying cards) that I have ever seen. It is a lot like The Departed, except drunk on fruity flavored champagne. It makes you want to listen to death metal and drive around in an old beat up black car with a .357 stuffed in your pants.
Chris and Charlotte sittin’ in a tree…k-i-s-s-i-n-g!
Either way, I would pay to see it again.
(insert kissing noise here)
-Char
Yeah...this movie kicks serious butt. Reading your review makes me want to go watch it again!
Tell me, did you not laugh uncomfortably at Jason Bateman's scene? The bunny head? What was that about?!!?
And even though (sorry Char) I didn't think the Tremor brothers were strangely attractive, I did get a little girl crush on Alicia Keys! Ryan Reynolds? Pretty much always hot...and wearing a suit with a gun holster strapped to his body made it all that much better. :)
Good old fashioned shoot-em-up (with guns AND drugs) fun at the cineplex!!!
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