dmanyc I watch a lot of poker shows, from the WPT to the WSOP. So when I saw an ad for ACES in one of those poker magazines and that it was on video-on-demand, I decided to give it a try. I'm sorry I did. As Mike "The Mouth" would probably say, this film was made by a bunch of donkeys.How bad is this film? It's films like these that I'm sorry MST3K is not around. They would've had a field day with this one.Bad faux-'80s music, stiffer-than-the-dead acting, the camera lingering so long you can't tell who's talking, overlong shots of Brazil that I was beginning to wonder if I watching the Travel Channel, incorrect dealing of the community cards, the tournament in Brazil that takes place not in a poker room but in a hotel room, etc. There's probably more that I missed, but you get the idea. A previous review said it best: it's like soft core porn without the porn. But I doubt even porn could've saved this atrocity.Don't go all in with ACES!! (pun intended)

mrLiek If you love Texas hold'em, do not watch this movie. Actually, it doesn't mater if like it or not, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!The acting in "Aces", was just horrible. It makes porn actresses look like possible candidates for an Academy Award. And the cast of this movie are just as credible as Elijah Wood in Hooligans. Because, we all know one of these playboy models majoring in math and kicking ass at the poker tables.Then again, good actors wouldn't have covered the predictable and shallow plot in this movie. Saying that it's more interesting to watch paint dry, would be an exaggeration, but it's very close to it.If you're interested in Texas Hold'em, I'd recommend you watch a show called "Tilt", that aired on ESPN in 2005. It's tense and exciting, and have some good poker scenes. In general, it's good television, something "Aces" isn't.

darkswan Honestly, I kinda enjoyed it. It's like one of those guilty pleasures like "Roadhouse" with Patrick Swayze. Okay, the girls aren't going to win any Oscars. But they were all hot and I'd take any one of them home to mommy. I thought the script was pretty good. It's unfortunate, but bad acting tends to make people think it's the writing. It's not in this case.One thing most people don't understand is that these movies have extremely low budgets, often times shooting an entire movie in ten or twelve days. I'm sure that's the case here, in which case it is amazing what they pulled off. Sometimes these guys have to shoot 10-12 pages a day, which is extremely daunting.A thumb and a half up!

KyokoFukada this movie about three gals who try to cheat at poker to make money at first had me intrigued, since i love anything dealing with poker! we are first introduced to the con leader Elle who shows her two friends the underground poker scene. the three girls are soon making money the easy way as they go from one illegal casino to another. they make a killing against a seasoned pro named Mr Chow, who we will see later on in the story. Brooke who sees how easily the money is made to try and make it at a legal casino and gets overconfident. she does this by herself without cheating and promptly loses all the money while her friend Piety is sleeping and Elle is getting her groove on. a fight ensues between Brooke and the other two and we see Brooke trying to make a living going back to a 9 to 5 job. but she soon realizes that poker is her calling and the three mend their fences, and get an invitation to a big tournament in Rio DE Janeiro. this invite was sent by none other than Mr Chow who gets his chance for revenge against the three. Brooke is made to play against a tough table of pros without cheating. this movie actually had a great premise, but got bogged down by poor acting. they were all stiff as they come, heck the loosest actor was the cowboy that Elle gets acquainted with! all in all a waste of time if not for the eye candy.