Triple threat John Sayles stumbles badly with this slogging story set in 1950 Alabama, about a club owner who reaches the end of his rope just as the cotton harvest begins.
There’s no reinvention of the wheel in this made-for-video-game movie, but Smokin' Aces is filthily good fun for (primarily) guys--and, no, it’s not Quentin Tarantino lite. The only thing that's "lite" is the story.