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My hat's off to you, Paul McGuigan, for carving out this suspenseful
and well-sewn together crime-thriller. I was expecting a reprise of
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) -- stylish and fun -- and instead got
something that was not very reminiscent of anything, but freshly
original in its genre. The gangster style feels somewhat like Layer
Cake (2004) but is coated with a lot more humour in its writing and
performances, making this an even more enjoyable film.

The plot is a well-sketched template, but it is not really apparent
until the end of the film, when pieces of the puzzle start falling into
place The Usual Suspects-style. The only thing you need to know is:
Out-of-luck Slevin (Josh Hartnett) loses his job and apartment, gets
mugged and finds his girlfriend in bed with another man all on the same
day. To top it off, he also gets entangled in a mafia-war between two
prominent clans respectively headed by the Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The
Boss (Morgan Freeman).

The two latter heavyweight actors chip in enormously in Lucky Number
Slevin, and when they are finally faced (except not really faced...heh)
together in a long-drawn shot, and their different screen presences are
juxtaposed, it is a scene so extremely powerful and engrossing that you
want to kill Josh Hartnett just for interrupting it. Casting him as the
lead character was overall just a bad move by McGuigan because he is
too corny for an otherwise intelligent film like this.

Aside from a clever script then, some other good parts are its
rapid-fire dialogue, patient careful use of flashbacks and its all-star
cast to shine in little supporting roles. Hartnett is the only thing to
truly drag this film down - but I also noticed a lot of interactions,
developments and characters weren't really realistic and thereby almost
ended up feeling out-of-place. Well, see for yourself. It's still a
gloriously entertaining little thriller.

8/10.

twist and turns evvery secound.

yeah dis is d movie yeah.

2006 Sundance Film Festival From the opening scene in Lucky Number
Slevin, you will be straining to keep up. People are getting killed
left and right, and it's never clear until the end of the movie how
they are all connected. But you know it fits somehow and Scottish
director Paul McGuigan (Wicker Park) manages to keep you guessing while
firmly grabbing your attention and holding it with hardly a second to
take a breath.

In the film noir tradition, but with the intense and graphic violence
of the Lock Stock and Layer Cake genre, Slevin is really a caper movie,
and frankly reminded me more of The Sting than anything else. It dances
nimbly from grisly stomach-churning action to clever and light-hearted
banter. This could only be accomplished by a truly incredible cast, led
by Josh Hartnett in an outstanding performance, great work by Lucy Liu,
Bruce Willis doing his thing, and supported by the always excellent
Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. There's even a little time for Stanley
Tucci.

Liu plays Lindsay, the next-door-neighbor/natural sleuth/coroner/love
interest who discovers Slevin in her neighbor Nick's apartment. They
mystery that immediately engages her is what happened to Nick, who
never shows up. However, plenty of people do show up, mistaking Slevin
for Nick, and before long he is neck deep in murder contracts, called
debts and warring gang factions. Hartnett plays the role to perfection.
I've never seen him this good. He is both convincing and empathetic as
a glib, fearless victim of mistaken identity, yet filled with
confidence that he can make his plan work.

This is a terrific film, assuming you can stomach the bloody violence.
The pieces fit neatly together (well, I have one bone to pick with the
scriptwriter, but it would be revealing too much to share it). I highly
recommend Lucky Number Slevin..