Smokin Aces 2: Assassins Ball (Simpletons Review)

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Film : Smokin Aces 2: Assassins Ball
Format: Blu-Ray
Run time (approx): 86 mins
My Rating (out of 10):  6

Film Highlight: A bar with an underground lair but no toilets.


After watching the first film I was pumped and ready to see this sequel (in Blu-Ray) and couldn't wait to stick it in the Blu-Ray drive (no im not trying to turn you all on). For those who haven't seen the first film please read my review http://majormattsblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/smokin-aces-simpletons-review.html , or BUY the film ! (its Good). OK a bit about the story, Walter Weed works for the FBI and sits behind a desk (pencil pusher), of course no one expected a bounty to be put on this guys head but wait the Bureau uncovers a mysterious plot to assassinate him. Yet again the cons, mentalists, ex-cons, psychos , Tremor family (woo) and other dark characters come out to play and are unfortunately "running low...on doh" so decide to take up this bounty, the chase begins.

Yes its Smokin Aces 2 , so where is Aces? (you ll have to watch the first film , i don't want to give anything away). Aces is nowhere to be seen and so the title has no relation to the film at all , only the fact that it is the sequel. They could have called it "Smokin Weed" (Walter Weed) but I don't think that would have gone down as well, plus all the die hard action fans of the last film wouldn't know where to find the sequel. Firstly the scene, what looks to me as a cardboard ghost town and a jazz bar with an underground stronghold bigger than MI6. This may appeal to some but it simply does not beat the 'MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa' (Nomad casino/hotel) of the previous film. The underground layer of the bar is impressive and leaves the audience pondering the question 'is this man actually going to get killed?'.

The cast (yes there is some sort of cast glued together for this film) include Vinnie Jones, Tom Berenger, Clayne Crawford e.t.c, perform reasonably well, however Vinnie Jones was given the wrong nickname and range of equipment , hes a bad-ass not a Surgeon ! On the plus side there was a diva that didn't like wearing too much (Martha Higareda). Tommy Flanagan was back as the 'incognito with a scar' up to his usual tricks and the Tremor family make another comic appearance , except this time its just Lester Tremor (Maury Sterling) with a couple of relatives.

Similar to the first film we get an insight into the assassins lives, this is probably the easiest thing to grasp about the film because the plot and story is even more twisted than the last film, so twisted and confusing that it just doesn't really work in the end , twists and plots are just thrown in towards the end of the film randomly, its as if they have loaded a tennis ball machine up with film cells and fired them at a sticky wall with 'Smokin Aces 2' written at the top and then just added in really bad (i mean really bad , Jaws 3 style) CGI explosives. Oh look i don't need to conclude i just did...

The Blu-Ray picture quality was crisp and the film was in full-screen. The sound was also a good quality, I would recommend in Blu-Ray.

At the end of the day...
Action packed with enough weapons and women to keep you watching .Smokin Aces fans only.

( Skyline review COMING SOON) ... if it deserves one