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The Kansas City Star, Mo., Robert W. Butler column: Review: ?Smokin' Aces' / Full house of talent can't bluff past a heartless story.(Column)

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| January 26, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Robert W. Butler

Jan. 26--Smokin' Aces" is a live-action, high-body-count version of a Looney Tunes cartoon populated with over-the-top characters. It aspires for a place alongside the stylish, hip and goofily violent films of Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction") and Guy Ritchie ("Snatch").

If only. Oh, the latest from tough-guy director Joe Carnahan ("Narc") has its moments of bleak humor and chaotic, punch-in-the-gut gunplay. It has a terrific premise. But nobody's home. Famed Las Vegas stage magician and gangster wannabe Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven) has holed up in a hotel penthouse at Lake Tahoe while his lawyer brokers a…

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