Twelve years after Pulp Fiction thrilled audiences with its bizarre characters and dialogue about hamburgers, Joe Carnahan brought the action film Smokin’ Aces to cinemas. Cheap copy or entertaining cinema – opinions differ. Our community rates the gangster film that is showing on Amazon today, at least with a strong 7.1 points.
Insane gangster action: That’s what Smokin’ Aces is all about
Key witness Buddy “Aces” Israel (Jeremy Piven) wants to testify against mafia boss Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin) and plans a quiet life in the FBI witness protection program. It’s clear that the powerful godfather doesn’t agree with this and promptly puts a hefty bounty of one million dollars on the professional card gambler Buddy. Some oblique Contract killers don’t want to miss out on the lucrative job, but Buddy is stubbornly protected by the FBI agents.
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Alicia Keys in Smokin’ Aces – one of her few film roles
Smokin’ Aces: Tarantino clone or original action?
Smokin’ Aces also managed to split critic and community opinions in our review and came up with one Discrepancy of 2.2 points. Things are similar at Rotten Tomaotes. Critics only get 31 percent, while the audience rates it twice as good at 62 percent. In any case, Smokin’ Aces was financially worthwhile for the producers. With a budget of 17 million US dollars, it was able to bring in a good turnover of 57 million.
Negative reviews sometimes accuse the darkly humorous thriller of just one thing Being a rip-off of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. Film reviews from film starts criticize that Smokin’Aces oscillates too strongly between humor and ice-cold action. But there is also a lot of praise:
The pithy dialogues match the tone of the eruptive violence of the film and are accordingly rough and with bitter, black humor enforced. The optics are a real one Eye candy.
Also the rapid pace, Shootings without end and the well-staged star cast are highlighted positively in criticism. Smokin’ Aces features Ben Affleck, Ray Liotta, Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Andy Garcia, Chris Pine and soul queen Alicia Keys, among others.
Stream or TV: When is Smokin’ Aces on?
The action-packed gangster film Smokin’ Aces premieres tonight, on February 21st at 11:20 p.m. on Kabel1 broadcast. The repeat will run on the night of Monday to Tuesday on February 27th at 3:30 a.m. Alternatively, you can buy or rent Smokin’ Aces on Amazon.
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