Smokin' Aces is a 2006 action film, written and directed by Joe Carnahan, set in Lake Tahoe, and primarily shot at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (renamed the "Nomad Casino" in the film). It marks Carnahan's third feature, following Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane and Narc. It stars Jeremy Piven and Ryan Reynolds as the leads, with Piven as a Las Vegas magician turned mafia informant and Reynolds as the FBI agent assigned to protect him. It is the ...
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Smokin' Aces is a 2006 action film, written and directed by Joe Carnahan, set in Lake Tahoe, and primarily shot at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa (renamed the "Nomad Casino" in the film). It marks Carnahan's third feature, following Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane and Narc. It stars Jeremy Piven and Ryan Reynolds as the leads, with Piven as a Las Vegas magician turned mafia informant and Reynolds as the FBI agent assigned to protect him. It is the feature film debut of both R&B; artist Alicia Keys and rapper Common. A straight-to-DVD prequel has been announced with Carnahan executive producing.
The film opens with Agents Messner (Reynolds) and Carruthers (Liotta) staking out crime lord Primo Sparazza's estate. Sparazza, one of the leading members of the Mafia, has become bedridden with various medical ailments, including a heart condition. Monitoring a telephone call between Sparazza's underbosses Sidney K. Serna and Victor "Baby Buzz" Padiche, they learn that Sparazza has put out a $1...
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