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Lucky # Slevin (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 150
Fresh: 78
Rotten:72
Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus: 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.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, sexuality and language
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Apr 7, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $22,438,650
Synopsis: Directed by Paul McGuigan, LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN is a mistaken identity thriller starring Josh Hartnett as a guy who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. With boldly colored sets covered in... Directed by Paul McGuigan, LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN is a mistaken identity thriller starring Josh Hartnett as a guy who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. With boldly colored sets covered in graphic wallpaper, the film has an almost comicbook-like feel, the emphasis being on visual entertainment rather than believability. When Slevin (Hartnett) shows up at his friend Nick's apartment in Manhattan, Nick is nowhere to be found. After meeting Nick's sharp and flirty neighbor, Lindsey (Lucy Liu), Slevin is kidnapped by two thugs and taken to meet the Boss (Morgan Freeman). Explaining that he is not Nick gets him nowhere, as the Boss and his arch rival, the Rabbi (Ben Kingsley), both pull Slevin (a wiseguy who spends much of the film in a lavender towel) deeper and deeper into a complicated underworld of murder and revenge. The clever dialogue and romance that grows between Hartnett and Liu gives the film a lighthearted charm. Even when orchestrating cold-blooded murder, the film's lead villains never seem too threatening. This is due in large part to the strong tongue-in-cheek performances of Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, and Morgan Freeman. Many of the film's plot twists rely on camera tricks and quick editing, which are used to deliberately confuse the viewer. While the storyline is convoluted and the film falls into a self-explanatory trap near the end, the world of LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN is never meant to be taken too seriously. Displaying a Tarantino-like self-awareness, the film makes frequent references to James Bond and vintage cinema, and contains such strong visual elements that viewers are forced to notice each character's surroundings. The film is incredibly stylish and old-fashioned in this way, with particular attention paid to each villain's dwelling, and with the production design often saying more than the characters themselves. [More]
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis, Oliver Davis, Stanley Tucci, Michael Rubenfeld, Sam Jaeger, Dorian Missick, Kevin Chamberlin
Director: Paul McGuigan
Director: Paul McGuigan
Screenwriter: Jason Smilovic
Producer: Kia Jam
Composer: Joshua Ralph
Studio: Weinstein Company
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Reviews for Lucky # Slevin
McGuigan has such a stylish eye that, even if you never quite care what's happening, you'll always be visually entertained.
With its diabolical ending, this is the movie equivalent of a crossword puzzle: fun, clever, and disposable.
Essentially a crime noir thriller with a twist, Paul McGuigan's film is showy and sharp, whose witty dialogue is delivered with a shrug
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.
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.
Don't think too hard when seeing this movie because you'll spoil the surprises.
In the end, Lucky Number Slevin is like that guy you knew in high school who seemed cool and interesting until he opened his mouth.
Only Lucy Liu’s insanely perky neighbour emerges with any real credit.
... those of us who take our cup of comedy black, with no sugar, will savor it.
Time thinking "Slevin" must have been some kind of typo: 110 minutes.
There are a few genuine surprises, but not enough to cover over the fact that the biggest reveal of all was plainly obvious in the first 10 minutes.
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