what a crazy movie! going in i wasnt quite sure what to expect, other than over the top. looks like i got exactly what i wanted!the films premise is quite simple: a guy wants 'aces', a vegas-ish lounge performer, dead. a million dollars is offered, and every bounty hunter in the land sets out to get that reward. though the story is straight forward, its execution is anything but. the fast pace and quick cuts give it the feel of a high octane whiplash. the story continually jumps between bounty hunter teams, the hapless target, and the cops who are trying to make a deal.
the setup feels like the classic 'its a mad, mad, mad, mad world', or the more recent 'rat race', except substitute the broad humor of those movies and instead insert stylized action and violence.
oh, forgive me, i have gone this far without even mentioning the cast- the films best asset! the target is played with disgust and enjoyment by jeremy piven. im not very familiar with his previous work, but here he krackles. the cops are played by ray liotta (a favorite of the writer/director who last used him perfectly in 'narc') and ryan reynolds, who is forever in the actors hall of fame based solely on his work in 'two guys a girl and a pizza place'. and with a supporting cast that includes alicia keys, ben affleck (who actually does a good job here) and andy garcia, its hard to go wrong.
actually, let me just get down to the truth of it. this movie is worth seeing just for the two scenes of jason bateman. so funny, it will blow your mind.
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