Smokin' Aces

May the Best Hitman Win

Smokin Ace's chronicles the talented Las Vegas performer Buddy Israel, played by Jeremy Piven, who chooses to rat out the mob to the FBI, but the mob places a sizable $1 million bounty on his head hoping to kill him before he squeals. Many different hitmen, all using their own styles, do whatever it will take to kill the double-crossing snitch. However, before Buddy Israel enters protective custody with the government, he decides to have some fun for the last time in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada casinos. The assassins, including Ben Affleck and Alicia Keys, race each other to claim the bounty by killing Buddy Isreael before the FBI can catch up and protect him.

Smokin' Aces Movie Details

Released in 2007 by Universal Studios and directed by Joe Carnahan, Smokin' Aces has a Run Time of 110 minutes and is Rated R. It falls under the categories of Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, and Thriller.

Smokin' Aces Movie Review

When the sleazy magician and wannabe gangster Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel learns it is not easy to be a mob boss once the Feds have evidence against him, he chooses to turn state’s evidence instead of going to jail. A real mob boss, Primo Sparazza does not like the fact Buddy is informing the FBI about the mob's secrets and decide the best way to deal with the snitch is to have him eliminated. The $1 million contract releases several different assassins onto his path, while he tries to pull off his greatest

disappearing act. With ex-convicts, professional hit men and smokin' hot assassins (Alicia Keys) all trying to beat each other to the bounty, Director Joe Carnahan uses plenty of ammo to drive the action and dark comedy. Smokin' Aces resembles the very popular Quentin Tarantino movies that came out around the turn of the century. The number of storylines that involve the hitmen appears comic book like in that the plot is very fast paced and often confusing, however, the simple idea that most of the characters are all gunning for the same mission to kill Buddy 'Aces' Israel makes understanding the movie a lot easier. This Smokin' Aces Movie turns out to be very entertaining and its unique plot makes it a very enjoyable movie to watch, especially when the FBI and hitmen go toe to toe on each other. I hope you enjoy watching the Smokin' Aces Movie as much as I did. The prequel to Smokin' Aces, Smokin' Aces 2 Blowback, is being filmed and should be out on DVD soon.

The Smokin' Aces Cast and Characters

Check out the complete breakdown of the Smokin' Aces Cast. This intense Action Movie was full of many talented Hollywood stars. The motivations and uniqueness of the different characters in Smokin' Aces makes the movie special.

The mob informer and Las Vegas magician Buddy Israel is played by Jeremy Piven, who is best known for his role on Entourage as Vincent Chase's agent.
The assassin Foxy Brown, played by R&B singer Alicia Keys who makes her big screen debut.
The sadistic Pasqual Acosta played by Nestor Carbonell. His interest in the money is only topped by his interest in the idea of torturing Buddy Israel.
Two bail bondsmen, Ben Affleck and Peter Berg.
The leader of three out of control deadly, take no prisoners mentality brothers is Chris Pine.
Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, and Ryan Reynolds represent the messed up FBI as agents trying to get to Buddy Israel first before the hitmen.
Jason Bateman as attorney Rupert "Rip" Reed
Buddy Israel's bodyguard Sir Ivy, played by rapper Common, who makes his big screen debut.
David Proval from The Sopranos, Alex Rocco who played Moe Green in The Godfather, and Curtis Armstrong are part of the notable supporting cast.