contrary to the below reviews i thought smokin aces was great! yes, there were a lot of characters. wonderful, crazy characters. from the neo-nazi, brother trio aptly coined “the tremors”, wielding chainsaws and machetes and also possessing some of the bluest eyes known to man. an arrogant drug addict magician w/ a penchant for hookers. an ADD karate chopping kid w/a hard-on, to the justice seeking “good cop” who goes a little rogue at the end played brilliantly by ryan reynolds. reynolds has come a long way from two guys, a girl, and a pizza place. you won’t be disappointed. i have such a fondness for andy garcia and he shows up playing the powerful, slightly corrupt figure that i love. were the characters confusing? no. i guess if you look away for a second when one of the hitmen changes his appearance to look like a guy he just killed, you could be confused. i guess….