Lucky # Slevin (2006)
51 %
Reviews Counted: 150 Fresh: 77 Rotten:73 Average Rating: 5.9/10
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
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 graphic wallpaper, the film has an almost comicbook-like feel, the emphasis being on visual... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis
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McGuigan has such a stylish eye that, even if you never quite care what's happening, you'll always be visually entertained.
03/24/07
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02/19/07
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01/20/07
With its diabolical ending, this is the movie equivalent of a crossword puzzle: fun, clever, and disposable.
12/18/06
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Essentially a crime noir thriller with a twist, Paul McGuigan's film is showy and sharp, whose witty dialogue is delivered with a shrug
11/10/06
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.
09/27/06
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.
09/21/06
Don't think too hard when seeing this movie because you'll spoil the surprises.
09/15/06
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.
07/13/06
Only Lucy Liu’s insanely perky neighbour emerges with any real credit.
06/24/06
... those of us who take our cup of comedy black, with no sugar, will savor it.
05/15/06
Time thinking "Slevin" must have been some kind of typo: 110 minutes.
05/12/06
Top Critic
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.
05/06/06
...one can't help but wonder if the movie would've worked better had some of the twists been revealed at the outset...
05/06/06
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05/06/06
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