Five Aces

Five Aces is a 1999 black comedy drama film written, produced and directed by David Michael O'Neill. It stars Charlie Sheen, Christopher McDonald, Jeff Cesario, Michael McGrady, Tia Carrere, Geoffrey Lewis, and Matt Clark.

Five Aces
DVD cover
Directed by	David O'Neill
Written by	David O'Neill David Sherrill Kevin Bernhardt (uncredited)[1]
Produced by	David O'Neill Andrew Stevens
Starring	Charlie Sheen Christopher McDonald
Narrated by	Aimée Leigh
Music by	Michael Muhlfriedel John Remark
Production company	Phoenician Entertainment
Distributed by	Revolution Studios Morgan Creek Entertainment
Release dates	October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09) (NYFF) May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) (DVD release)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was released direct-to-video in many countries.

Plot

Chris Martin is a bachelor about to marry his longtime girlfriend. Wanting to enjoy his last few days as a single man, Chris spends several nights hanging out with his old high school friends, the "Five Aces". Chris, Ray, Ash, Todd and Sean spend the week at a winter cabin in their hometown, drinking, swapping life stories, and chasing women. Over the course of forty-eight hours, Chris witnesses the blow-up of one his friend's marriages, runs into an old flame looking to rekindle their relationship, and starts to have second thoughts about his upcoming nuptials.

Cast

• Charlie Sheen as Chris Martin
• Christopher McDonald as Ash Gray
• David Sherrill as Ray Vanowen
• Jeff Cesario as Todd Lackey
• Michael McGrady as Sean Haggerty
• Tia Carrere as Karen Haggerty
• Matt Clark as Phillip
• Virginia Hamilton as Kelly
• Geoffrey Lewis as Sloan
• Patricia Skeriotis as Sofia Panagoulis
• Aimée Leigh as Shauna
• Hannes Jaenicke as Hustler
• John LaMotta as Grandfather Yorgas
• Elizabeth Morehead as Lauren Ely-Davis

Reception

Writing for Film Freak, Walter Chaw said, "For fully half the picture's brief 95 minutes, Five Aces presents surprisingly realistic and sympathetic characters engaging in well-written and performed conversations...The film earns a recommendation for the rapport and general likeability of our sensitive heroes, but it comes with the warning that Five Aces only maintains its integrity for about an act-and-a-half before succumbing to the mawkish and the easy."^[2]

References

1. "Five Aces". Morgan Creek. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
2. Chaw, Walter (May 20, 2002). "Five Aces (1999) - DVD". Film Freak Central. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

External links

• Five Aces at Revolution Studios
• Five Aces at IMDb
• Five Aces at Rotten Tomatoes