Rent Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball (2010)

Pooh - Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball review by D C

Pile of pooh really, give it a miss unless your a die hard fan of doody in that case watch away not a patch on the first Ace's

The 1st one was just too good - Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball review by CP Customer

I really liked the first 'Smoking Aces' and therefore expected a lot from the sequel. Unfortunately the sequel has nothing to do with the first movie and therefore just seems like another movie that is trying to make money off of its successful predecessor (Just like the American Pie sequels).

There is still tons of action, but the first one had a better cast and way better storyline.

A totally rubbish, unwatchable film which got switched off after 10 minutes - Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball review by Timmy B

Smokin' Aces was a film which, despite being all over the place and not particularly well-reviewed (including by me,) made a solid profit at the box office. Joe Carnahan, the writer/director who created the original film, then moved on (wisely) to other projects. However, as we all know, anything in Hollywood which makes even a few bucks gets given the sequel treatment, so Smokin' Aces 2 was released.

It is telling that a sequel whose predecessor was not only successful at the box office but also managed to attract some serious star-power (Affleck, Reynolds, Garcia,) went straight to DVD as well as only being able to attract the likes of Vinnie Jones & Tom Berenger as "headline actors." It is absolutely ghastly, loud, obnoxious & ugly to look at.

However, it remains seared into my memory for a very specific reason: I had gone to see a then-friend who had been unwell & was stuck at home. He invited me over and then showed me the Smokin' Aces 2 DVD, saying he had liked the original and was excited to see what this was like. I went along with it and we put it on. One of the opening scenes features Vinnie Jones's character torturing someone, who is tied down & has a halo brace bolted to their head whilst horrific brutality is done to them, which the film shows in the most pornographically fetishistic way imaginable.

At this point, said-friend was violently sick and we both came to the conclusion that what he had just brought up was actually more pleasant to look at than what was on the screen...