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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 154
Fresh: 79 | Rotten: 75

Trying too hard to be clever in a Pulp Fiction kind of way, this film succums to a convoluted plot, overly stylized characters and dizzying set design.

Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 20

Trying too hard to be clever in a Pulp Fiction kind of way, this film succums to a convoluted plot, overly stylized characters and dizzying set design.

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An innocent man visiting a friend in New York City becomes embroiled in a dangerous series of events after being mistaken for the very man he has come to the city to see in director Paul McGuigan's labyrinthine murder mystery. Upon arriving at the empty apartment of his old friend Nick, the unassuming Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is troubled to hear the voice of his missing friend's next door neighbor Lindsay (Lucy Liu) expressing concern as to Nick's safety and whereabouts. When Slevin ventures into

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Paul McGuigan

Written By: Jason Smilovic

In Theaters: Apr 7, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Sep 12, 2006

Box Office:$22.4M

Weinstein Company

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Critic Reviews for Lucky Number Slevin

All Critics (162) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (82) | Rotten (78) | DVD (27)

With its diabolical ending, this is the movie equivalent of a crossword puzzle: fun, clever, and disposable.

December 18, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

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It shrinks your perception of what movies can do.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Magazine

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine

Top Critic

Everything in it -- every confusion, every line of unspeakable dialogue, every red herring, every camera setup -- has been borrowed from some movie you've seen before.

April 19, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Rex Reed

New York Observer

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It finally all makes sense after a fashion, and I think and hope that you will be entertained by all the narrative legerdemain.

April 12, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

Top Critic

I think it was entertaining as heck.

April 10, 2006 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

Not as clever as it thinks, a little too clever for its own good, it's a fun ride, nonetheless.

April 7, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Neva Chonin

San Francisco Chronicle

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Lucky Number Slevin is a very clever film, probably too clever for its own good.

March 29, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Elaborately hollow tough-guy arabesque

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Smug and violent caper movie isn't for kids.

July 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Cynthia Fuchs

Common Sense Media

It's the pace of the film that wins the day.

June 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

McGuigan has such a stylish eye that, even if you never quite care what's happening, you'll always be visually entertained.

March 24, 2007 Full Review Source: UGO

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Essentially a crime noir thriller with a twist, Paul McGuigan's film is showy and sharp, whose witty dialogue is delivered with a shrug

November 10, 2006 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

One of the underappreciated gems of the 2006 movie season.

October 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

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Forrest Hartman

Reno Gazette-Journal Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

Tarantino's films work because there is usually some moral code at work, however fallen it might be. By comparison, Slevin is an unsettling exercise in amorality.

September 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Christianity Today

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Peter T. Chattaway

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

Lucky Number Slevin moves along nicely, and it's easy to get caught up in all that style. But style and cheap tricks are two different things.

September 21, 2006 Comment

James Plath

Reel.com

The chief problem with this film is that it pulls too many lousy tricks on viewers.

September 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Don't think too hard when seeing this movie because you'll spoil the surprises.

September 15, 2006 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

All in all, Slevin is as good a metaphor as any for Josh Hartnett's unpredictable acting career.

September 11, 2006 Full Review Source: FilmStew.com

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Kevin Biggers

FilmStew.com Source: FilmStew.com

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A severely under rated action thriller that although isn't as clever as it wants to be delivers as a stylish and very entertaining ride. The performances are quite outstanding and the story is engaging. It isn't perfect because the plot as it unfolds, is almost incomprehensible but it certainly isn't a bad film.

April 16, 2012

Directors Cat

Super Reviewer

Josh Hartnett plays Slevin, a man in the wrong place at the wrong time when he is caught up in a war between two rival gangsters. Clearly inspired by the post modern thrillers of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, Lucky Number Slevin is a smart and sassy if slightly self-conscious revenge story. Hartnett's

April 29, 2007

xGary Xx

Super Reviewer

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1. Lindsey: What happened to your nose?
2. Slevin: I was using it to break some guy's fist.
– Submitted by Fisch K (17 days ago)
1. Mr. Goodkat: A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.
– Submitted by Fisch K (17 days ago)
1. Mr. Goodkat: Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest in Monte Carlo and came in third... that's a story.
– Submitted by Fisch K (17 days ago)
1. Slevin: How did you find out?
2. Mr. Goodkat: I'm a world class assassin fuckhead. How do you think I found out?
– Submitted by Phil F (6 months ago)
1. The Boss: I'm the boss.
2. Slevin: I thought he was the boss.
3. The Boss: Why? Do we look alike?
– Submitted by Nick C (11 months ago)

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