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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball is a 2010 action thriller film helmed by director P.J. Pesce and features performances from Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Autumn Reeser, Keegan Connor Tracy, and Ernie Hudson. Acting as a prequel to Joe Carnahan's 2006 release Smokin' Aces, the narrative centers on an FBI desk agent who becomes the target of numerous assassins. Produced under the banner of Working Title Films, the movie was distributed directly to video on January 19, 2010, by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Plot

Walter Weed, an FBI desk agent, faces a death threat set for April 19 at 3:00 am, with several hired killers pursuing him. Among these are Ariella Martinez, who employs rare poisons; Finbar McTeague, nicknamed "The Surgeon" for his brutal torture methods; the Tremor family—comprising Fritz and his children Lester, Kaitlyn, and Baby Boy; and Lazlo Soot, a skilled master of disguise.

An FBI detail under Zane Baker's command secures Weed in a bunker located beneath a jazz club serving as a safe house. Baker, along with agents Nicholas and Redstone, provides close protection to Weed, while Agent Malcolm Little supervises personnel disguised as bar employees and customers. Outside the premises, Agent Abrego manages security between the bunker and the club; Supervisory Agent Dominic Dumare oversees operations from a nearby hotel. The assassins infiltrate Chicago independently: McTeague and Martinez rendezvous inside the venue; the Tremors assault agents outside to breach the bar; Soot eliminates Dumare and assumes his identity to gain entry into the bunker.

In the final moments before the deadline, McTeague and Martinez instigate a hostage crisis that escalates into gunfire when the Tremors launch a bomb-laden clown through the entrance. Multiple agents perish during the conflict; Martinez sustains fatal injuries. McTeague avenges by killing Baby Boy but is subsequently shot by Lester and Fritz.

Soot evades the skirmish, kills Abrego, and takes an agent hostage to coerce Baker into opening the bunker door. Baker refuses compliance. The Tremors fire a rocket-propelled grenade at the entrance; Soot narrowly escapes harm. Kaitlyn penetrates the bunker tunnels, kills Nicholas, but is then eliminated by Baker.

With only two minutes remaining, Weed attempts to open the bunker door, revealing C4 explosives connected to a dead man's switch beneath his wheelchair. Redstone intervenes but is wounded by Baker during the attempt to stop him. Weed asserts that his own death will eradicate the assassins and elevate him as a hero. Baker tries to move Redstone to safety in a protective shelter but fails as Weed detonates the explosives, obliterating both the bunker and bar. Critically injured Fritz is killed by Lester in retaliation for prior abuse.

Amidst ensuing chaos, Lester and Soot exploit emergency responders to facilitate their escape. Baker discovers that only he and Little remain alive among FBI personnel. Special Agent Anthony Vejar discloses that Weed is actually CIA black ops operative Hal Leuco, who engineered the assassination attempt to covertly eliminate rival assassins. Upon realizing Weed's survival, Baker fatally shoots him as he attempts to flee.

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