Quote Originally Posted by MoTown
Saw "Smokin' Aces" over the weekend. Surprisingly, it wasn't bad. I went into it expecting it to be a bloody mess, with no plot and terrible acting... but I was pleasantly surprised. Is it going to win awards? No. The plot twist: you can see it coming from a mile away. But if you want to go in and be entertained, it's a good movie. The acting wasn't too bad, especially by the newcomers Alicia Keys and Common.


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(Plus Ben Afflack dies early)

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Just saw it and I mostly agree.

Great fucking characters
Sucky twist of plot
Alicia Keys is hot

Any movie that kills Ben monologue Affleck in the first half hour gets props in my book.