Smokin' Aces

[cdcox]

I just got around to watching this tonight. This was a movie that didn't quite have a direction. It had some hilarious character cliches that really worked. Just good fun. But the convergence of all the action at the penthouse and the aftermath didn't follow through with the almost campy character development. They should have dropped the plot twists and just focused on carnage in the penthouse. That would have been awesome.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by cdcox

I just got around to watching this tonight. This was a movie that didn't quite have a direction. It had some hilarious character cliches that really worked. Just good fun. But the convergence of all the action at the penthouse and the aftermath didn't follow through with the almost campy character development. They should have dropped the plot twists and just focused on carnage in the penthouse. That would have been awesome.

I actually liked the flick. I thought the twists and turns and trying to figure out what was going on worked. Normally those movies don't engage me, but this did. I'm probably just a simple minded plowboy, but I liked it.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I actually liked the flick. I thought the twists and turns and trying to figure out what was going on worked. Normally those movies don't engage me, but this did. I'm probably just a simple minded plowboy, but I liked it.

Oh, I enjoyed it enough that I'll probaly watch it again. But I was thinking during the first half of the movie that it had a chance to enter the pantheon. It didn't reach that high for me.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Oh, I enjoyed it enough that I'll probaly watch it again. But I was thinking during the first half of the movie that it had a chance to enter the pantheon. It didn't reach that high for me.

I was expecting a let down. It surpassed my expectations, and I thought was pretty well done. It was unrealistic, but intended to be. I thought it was well done. So much so, in fact, that I bought it.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I was expecting a let down. It surpassed my expectations, and I thought was pretty well done. It was unrealistic, but intended to be. I thought it was well done. So much so, in fact, that I bought it.

I agree. I'm amazed it took me this long to watch it. I'm a huge Piven fan. Well, Entourage anyways. I wish his role in this moive had been bigger. I expected more Buddy Israel and was let down. The movie was action packed though. Unrealistic? They weren't trying to be realistic. I thought the movie was a lot of fun. I don't watch a lot of movies though, and have been told my taste isn't that good repeatedly.