I could not wait to rent this movie, and to be honest, I'm not sure if it delivered or not. It is definitely a movie that needs a few viewings to make sure you totally get it. I forsee this getting bought.
Where to start? I blame Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino for this type of film. They popularized the jumping around, messing up the timeline style of movie, and this movie has that in spades (pun intended). I like this style. It gives, at least to me, a reason to watch a movie a few times, and not see the same thing every time.
It was a star studded cast, from Ben Affleck to Jeremy Piven. Ryan Reynolds played the hotshot FBI agent. I mention him because my wife loves him. A far stretch from Two Guys, A Girl, and A Pizza Place, or Van Wilder.
The basic premis is that the Feds and the mob both want Ace Israel. He's cutting a deal with the Feds to take down the Mob.
The Mob puts a million dollar bounty on his head. This means that every hired killer around wants a shot at him. Throw in Ben Affleck as a bounty hunter, and the race is on.
There's lots of blood, some humor, good characters...not an Oscar nominee, but fun.
The downside is the paper thin plot, poor character development, and just a general feeling of wanting more.
They squeezed in alot for as long as it is, and to be honest, they could have added an hour to it and it still would have been good, with more character development.
All in all I enjoyed it, and in my book it gets 8 out of 10
