Less a laddish lark a la LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS and more an existential howl of despair, writer-director Joe Carnahan's convoluted third feature sends a heavily armed swarm of cops, mercenaries and freaks bouncing off each other in a Lake Tahoe hotel, all in pursuit of a mob turncoat.
Cocaine-addled sleaze Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven), a sweaty Las Vegas headliner with underworld connections and a criminally unconvincing hairpiece, is about to sell out his Mafia connections for personal immunity. Rapidly failing East Coast capo Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin), who has nurtured and protected Israel since he was a brash youngster with a chee...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
107 mins