Smokin' Aces (2007) 109 minutes Review

The actors have interesting roles, and the plot has everything to love about it. The killers are interesting, do their jobs in interesting ways, and there are twists and turns galore.

Unfortunately, the film hinges on the big revealed secret at the end. A secret which on the one hand was obvious from the beginning, but when fully explained is completely stupid.

Most of the violence, while gratuitous, serves as good action, but one has to wonder why anyone - especially highly trained FBI agents - would try to return fire with a handgun out a window at a building 1000 yards away. They had to know that someone was shooting at them with a high-powered rifle, and not only would their handgun bullets not reach their target at all to even throw off their assailant's aim, they would be risking untold civilian casualties.