Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Smokin’ Aces’

Written by Scott Edwards 

Turning over secrets of any kind to someone that is outside of your circle may seem like a good time for some, but it winds up hurting those who entrusted them to you badly. Most people will just make the friendship end when their lives are exposed to others, but some will take it a step further. Some folks want revenge for their secrets being leaked and if you were the one to do it, you may have to keep an eye over your shoulder to make sure they are not gunning to hurt you for misplacing their trust. Nobody wants to have their entire life broadcast to the rest of the world, no matter if they have nothing to hide, they still want a little bit of privacy.

Primo Sparazza is lying in his bed, waiting to die, and he only has one final request from his henchmen, Primo wants the heart of one of his most trusted men, Buddy Israel. Buddy has taken all of the things that he has learned about the Sparazza gang to the Feds and is wanting a deal for turning over state's evidence. When Serna, Sparazza’s right hand man hears this news, he starts hitting up his old crew and is trying to get some hitmen on the same page to bring Israel in so he can collect the one million dollar bounty on his head, but Serna does not know the why behind the contract, so he is in for a grave awakening.

Jack Dupree and his crew of bail bondsmen are already on the tail of Israel and know exactly where he is staying in Tahoe. Armed with all of the information that they need, they are on their way and have no idea what is waiting for them. With a million-dollar bounty on Buddy’s head, more professional killers are coming out of the woodwork to collect. Sharice and Georgia, the hottest woman killing crew on the market, The Tremor Brothers, Gerald Diego and Lazlo Soot are all on the hunt at well and all have an idea on Israel’s whereabouts. But they are not the only ones looking to cash in on the payday as FBI agents Messner and Carruthers are looking to take the snitch in once the deal has been finalized. 

It is a race against time, and everyone is looking to get rich. Bringing everything that they have to the party, all of the groups have their own plan for nabbing Buddy, and they are not looking to make any friends, especially Buddy. Living the star lifestyle in his Tahoe hotel, Buddy will not change from his ways and his crew is starting to see him crack. Knowing what he is doing, they are all concerned about what will happen to them when Buddy is taken into custody, none more than Ivy who has been with Buddy since the start. Seeing his boss break down is just the start and when he starts to see how Israel is dealing with the situation at hand, he knows that he will be thrown to the wolves. Everyone is on the same schedule when the bullets start to fly, but only one group will be able to take Buddy ‘Aces’ Israel out of the hotel alive and collect on what they have been promised.

I almost hate to say it, but I really do like this movie and I think it got the raw end of the ratings spectrum. You get so many great, unique characters all looking for the same thing and going about it completely differently. I cannot help but to laugh at The Tremor Brothers, they are some of the most disgusting characters I have seen in a movie and I really love them for it. My favorite character in the movie has to be Ivy though, he is not only focused on what he needs to do to survive, but looking out for others, no matter the situation, you have to respect that. The interaction between the characters is great, the script was great, the action was great, and yes, even the blood was great. This is hard movie for me to find any flaws with, as it delivers on so many different levels. Happy Viewing!

---