Enough artillery, broads, and bloodshed to satisfy any adventure hound.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 28, 2020

A poor effort, packed with sub-par Tarantino-esque anecdotes.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 3, 2018

Definitely a mess, but a hugely happening one.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 22, 2018

A guilt-free return to the kind of stylish action thrillers that rely on strong characters just as much as they do carnage.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 3, 2012

The poor man's Guy Ritchie, which is sad since the poor man already has Guy Ritchie

| Aug 28, 2009

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2008

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

The best Tarantino riff of 1994.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 5, 2008

It wants to be a Tarantino-esque dark comedy about gun-slinging, substance-abusing lowlifes. But instead it's a convoluted, slap-happy, humorless bloodfest.

Full Review | Sep 22, 2007

Could've been a classic belch of grindhouse-throwback foolishness if not for Carnahan's apparent need to take his story seriously after all.

| Original Score: B | Jul 23, 2007

A great ensemble cast, along with excellent direction makes this a gem worth the watch...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 11, 2007

Smokin' Aces isn't the most original endeavor, but it has enough wit, action and dramatic weight to carve out its own rightful place of honor in the crime film genre.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 25, 2007

An uneven, overly stylized mess that wants to recall Quentin Tarantino, but which only mines the glitz, not the depth or the sharpness of Tarantino's dialogue.

| Original Score: C- | May 3, 2007

It's flashy and feels hip, but I wonder if it's all just a smokescreen much like the one in the film's plot.

| Apr 29, 2007

It's instantly engrossing, stays great for about 45 minutes and good for another 20, then begins collapsing under the oppressive weight of taking itself very, very seriously.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 27, 2007

It's never boring for a minute, and it's a ridiculous, fun waste of time.

| Original Score: B | Apr 16, 2007

The biggest and most unfortunate problem with Smokin' Aces is the complete lack of anyone to root for or even against.

Full Review | Mar 24, 2007

does little more than ape some vague Quentin Tarantino/Guy Ritchie cinematic style

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 7, 2007

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 3, 2007

A list of players doesn't quite indicate the pile-on of firepower that will converge for the final showdown, or the convolutions of plot that draw everyone to the same location.

Full Review | Feb 24, 2007