This is a prequal to the 2006 Smokin' Aces. I've
never
actually seen the first one, but now I feel like I really should. This
was a fun (if bloody) little romp with some great characters
that were well developed under the circumstances - given the number of
characters involved, and all the time dedicated to slow motion gunfire
in tight
spaces, it's kind of surprising that we got to know anyone. Very much
in
the same vein as other bloody gangster films and kind of reminds me of
what
Give em' Hell Malone would have looked like if Guy Ritchie had filmed it.
Ok, that may be going a bit far, as the humor was not quite as biting as the
typical Ritchie film, but this one was still fun. The ending was probably
telegraphed a tad too early, which was a little disappointing, but still a fun
film. It probably doesn't hurt that I'm a Vinnie Jones fan.
Movie to Skip: Milf
This is a "late night comedy?" Well, I guess so, but only because there were too many (old) boobs for prime time.
And there are a lot of them. In fact, unless you're looking for a 'boomer
boobs' film, I'm not sure there is any reason to watch this one. The plot
is very 80's (reads: no plot - just lame jokes), and the "quality" of the acting
is pretty low. In fact, even the "veteran" cougars in this film come off
as fairly inexperienced and ham fisted. It was kind of like those lame
Cinemax films that come on late at night; a string of actresses just out of film
school (well, maybe a correspondence course in acting) that are willing to show
some skin in order to star in a "film." You know, that desperation to
"make" oneself without putting in the time to make a name for oneself.
This feels similar... which feels kind of sad, in a way. That's not a
comfortable feeling for a "comedy"
As far as the "comedy" goes, I don't know that this movie
qualifies for that genre as that generally requires a little humor.
This one is silly, but not funny.
