Film Review - "Smokin' Aces"

For some reason, I've been anticipating this one for a few weeks, and it delivered almost exactly as advertised. Lots of rapid-fire violence, a long line-up of crazy characters, a great soundtrack and some SHOCKING SWERVES~!

Everyone from Ben Affleck to Jeremy Piven played their roles in a kind of understated way, which worked really well. It made the over-the-top killer types all that much more loony. I could actually see separate films for a few of these characters; they were that solid.

Was the ending predictable? A little, yeah. And this is a ripoff of every Tarantino/Richie film ever made? Sure. But as far as this genre goes, this was just perfect entertainment.

One item of note: As the movie begins, a father and his young (think maybe 10 years old) sit in my row. Then, during the main shootout scene (of which there are many), the father hurries his kid out of the theater. Dude, what were you expecting? TOTALLY not for children. But awesome nonetheless....