Lucky Number Slevin

This movies features some good performances, some serious over-acting and, by a few, some poor performances. It suffers from some unbelievable plot points (the neighbor of a randomly selected person who just happens to owe money to both mob bosses, is used to coming over to his place without knocking, works in the morgue, knows the main detective, has a friend at Good Kat's hotel AND gets the second lead to fall in love with her in just a few days? -- just not plausible, particularly given the 'this feels really pasted on at the last minute happy ending' with Lui and Hartnett's characters. The movie also works too hard to copy way too many films without really finding its own grove and style. It had enough elements to make a decent movie but apparently the filmmakers don't have the courage of some of their own character's convictions.

I just saw the film and I must say this is the best movie of 2006.A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin(Josh Hartnett)with the job of killing The Rabbi's(Ben Kingsley) son.The Rabbi is The Boss's(Morgan Freeman)gangster rival while he owes The Rabbi $ 33000.He is also being pursued by GudKat(Bruce Willis) and he is also under watch by Detective Brikowski(Stanley Tucci) while helping him along is Lindsey(Lucy Liu).Directed by Paul McGuigan whose previous movie Wicker Park was no where as good as this one.Josh Hartnett is brilliant in his role promising more movies for him.Bruce Willis as usual was brilliant so was Stanley Tucci.Ben Kingsley did his thing.Morgan Freeman for me was not up to the mark,he was just OK.Otherwise its a brilliant film.Fast paced,edgy,slick,stylish.You name it.A must see movie.

This movie had a brilliant story. The way the whole thing came together was very nice. Josh Hartnett plays his role well- let me digress for a second. This is only the third movie I've seen Hartnett in and my question is: Does he have sex in every movie he's in? Hollywood Homicide, 40 days, and now Lucky Number Slevin. Is it in his contract or something? - OK back to the point. The movie kept me guessing the entire time as to what was the objective of it all. It all wrapped up well, plus you had Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis. Freeman and Willis rarely do anything that's a flop so I can't imagine them both being in a movie and it not being good.

It's a mystery to me how Mr McGuigan managed to take a top-notch cast and an interesting premise, and create a tedious, endlessly meandering, mish mash of a film. Kingsley and Freeman gave solid performances considering the quality of dialogue they were given to work with. Bruce Willis did a decent Bruce Willis; Josh Hartnett played Josh Hartnett well; and Lucy Liu was stretched to play Lucy Liu. The 'reveal' part of the film was the biggest let down. I understand many viewers like to have plot twists revealed and then explained, but this took babying the viewer to the extreme. Every minuscule detail was explained by way of flashback. I was half expecting to have it revealed that the characters were actually only actors, and nobody actually died in real life. It's only saving grace was some stylish cinematography from the always reliable Peter Sova. Disappointing.

This is a pretty well done, stylish little McGuffin movie. It seems strangely 10 years late, as it clearly aspires to The Usual Suspects(1995) and the wave of look a likes that followed it in the mid nineties. The acting is OK; Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley are never bad, although this one will not go down in history as one of their finer achievements. Bruce Willis plays Bruce Willis and Josh Hartnett is adequate. For strange reasons I've never been that taken by Lucy Liu and Lucky Number Slevin doesn't change things for me. Seeing her trying to do Grace Kelly in Rear window just isn't convincing. As for the plot, the talk is witty and the surprise twist sadly not that surprising. Expect to be mildly and harmlessly entertained for almost 2 hours – nothing more.

This movie is given less credit then it deserves. not to talk about the rewards i think it should receive, it is so well edited, the cast is really really great, i think this is the first time i saw Josh Hartnnent in a great performance. Bruce Willis is the psycho sociopath hit-man, and the twist at the end is not expected, at list not for me. i really tried to avoid seeing this movie, because i read the plot and it seemed stupid as hell, but the movie came out wonderful. so if you're interested, you want something to keep you stuck into the screen for about 2 hours, watch it. seriously, one of the best action movies i've seen in a very very long time.

Too many things seen in other previous movies; the cast is definitely over the average but this revenge thriller is on the whole a little bit too forced, its dialogs sometimes too obscure. Could say it's kinda disposable flick, a lot of analogies to Quentin Tarantino's productions. By the way Quentin looks like a genius by comparison; to sum up might it recycles too much (also has some Guy Ritchie's atmospheres), although a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley, along with Bruce Willis, must have something interesting. Found a bit disappointing Josh Hartnett's performance, nevertheless it's compensated by other stars

I love this movie a lot. great story. (5 viewings)

This suffers somewhat in comparison to Brick, which I watched for the second time right before I saw Slevin. Like Brick, it's a noir / crime flick that attempts stylized dialogue. The dialogue in Slevin succeeds at being clever and entertaining. Unfortunately, the film itself never feels as weighty as Brick. It shoots only for coolness, where Brick has more of a soul. Still, that doesn't mean that Slevin is worthless. Far from it. It's actually very entertaining. Josh Hartnett makes up for his terrible 2006 performance in The Black Dahlia. He's very good here; people who don't believe he has talent should see this. Lucy Liu is gorgeous, and she delivers her dialogue with appropriate slickness. A lot of the pleasure comes from her and Hartnett simply interacting. Bruce Willis, Stanely Tucci, Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman are all good, too. The twisty story is fairly predictable. It's still fun, though.

In 'Lucky Number Slevin' Josh Hartnett plays Slevin, a guy who has just run into some bad luck. He has lost his job, his apartment is being condemned, his girlfriend is cheating on him and he gets mugged. But that is nothing compared to what is about to happen. When he goes to visit a friend in New York, he is the victim of mistaken identity. Not one, but two powerful crime lords think he is Nick, the guy that owes each of them a lot of money. Slevin has to do what he is told or else. But things are not always what they seem. This movie is awesome. It is a cross between, 'The Jackal' and 'The Usual Suspects'. Everyone is casted very well in their respectable roles. Ben Kingsley is particularly good as a Rabbi/crime boss. I was really impressed with Lucy Liu as the sweet, innocent 'Nancy Drew' role. It is refreshing to see her depart from her usual 'tough chic' roles and show her versatility. Do not miss this one, it is fantastic.