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Lucky Number Slevin [2006]
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Amazon.co.uk Review
How boring it is to label a movie Tarantino-esque anymore. The thing is, when it comes to an offering like Lucky Number Slevin, the shoe fits, and the result is anything but boring. Gruesome killings, arid wit, self-reflexive pop culture references, an A-list cast, and style-heavy production values abound, which gives the proceedings an epoxy bond that seals the Q.T. homage factor. Josh Hartnett--who spends a lot of buffed-up time with his shirt off--is Slevin Kelevra, a hapless fellow visiting his New York friend Nick. But Nick has disappeared, which sets off a mistaken-identity thrill ride when two goons grab Slevin (he's in Nick's apartment so he must be Nick) and take him to their crime lord boss, the Boss (Morgan Freeman). The Boss doesn't care about Slevin's wrong-man protests; he just wants the $96,000 Nick owes him. In one of many offers he can't refuse, Slevin has to agree to murder the son of the Boss's felonious arch rival, the Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) or take the bullet himself. But Slevin turns out to be no ordinary patsy. Thrown into the ingeniously designed production, clever plot twists, and academic nods to Bond, Hitchcock, and obscure old cartoons are Lucy Liu as a sexy coroner, Stanley Tucci as an obsessed cop, and Bruce Willis as a wily hit man with his finger in many pots. With so much visual and narrative trickery, there's almost too much to absorb in one viewing of this convoluted jigsaw puzzle of revenge and entertaining mayhem. Lucky Number Slevin isn't quite up to par with similarly brainy thrillers like Memento and The Usual Suspects, but the prospect of seeing it again in order to get your bearings is just as appealing.--Ted Fry
BRILLIANT - FORGET PULP FICTION
Review date: 2008-11-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
Another movie that copies Tarantino's style and is a lot better. I was so surprised when I got this film, expecting more or less and average film at best. Lucky No. Slevin is hilarious and full of unexpected plot twists and great ideas. An excellent cast, including Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley make this film one of the best in recent years.
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Quality movie
Review date: 2008-10-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
Bought this in the sale as a friend recommended it to me, and just got round to watching it last night.... I have to say I am suprised this is not much more talked about and considered a classic. For me the film is very much on the lines of the usual suspects and the like. For the first part of the movie you are scratching your head, wondering what is going on and why, however the second half the pieces start to fall into place ending in a great finale. Acting is great and action is superb. Ok the ending to some might be a little obvious by the time you get there, not quite as subtle as the usual suspects, but wait.... there may be another twist. Very enjoyable.
Excellent crime thriller
Review date: 2008-10-19 Rating: 8 out of 10
Crime thriller in which a young man called Slevin Kelevra (played by Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for his friend Nick Fisher who owes two crime lords money. The crime lords - The Boss (played by Morgan Freeman) and The Rabbi (played by Ben Kingsley) - both demand payment within days from Slevin or else his life will be forfeit. However The Boss offers Slevin a way out of the debt owed to him: kill The Rabbi's son to avenge his own son's murder (which he believes The Rabbi was responsible for) and that debt will be cancelled. What Slevin does not know is that the two crime lords making demands of him are following the instructions of an enigmatic assassin known only as Goodkat (played by Bruce Willis), who has a mysterious link to Slevin that goes back to a horse race that took place back in 1979. Furthermore, Goodkat is in the process of executing a complex and as yet unrevealed scheme known only as a `Kansas City Shuffle', which Slevin is at the heart of...
Comments: I found this to be a first-rate and stylish crime thriller, with a compelling story at its heart. Josh Hartnett is excellent as the film's main protagonist, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley are also very good as the two crime lords with their sights both on Hartnett, and Bruce Willis is simply sublime as dispassionate and mysterious assassin Goodkat. Lucy Liu is also good as Slevin's love interest Lindsey, trying to help Slevin deal with his predicament. This film has lots of intelligent banter and lots of surprises: you will enjoy seeing all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place as what the film is about is revealed. There is also a good twist towards the end of the film. This film is violent (but not gratuitously so), and although the film did in my opinion have a few flaws it is nonetheless excellent, with a cast full of A-listers doing their jobs very well. Recommended.
for goodness sake no!
Review date: 2008-10-15 Rating: 4 out of 10
Dear god what is going on with films at the moment!!!!I'd wanted to see this for ages but what was the point, the story was stupid, confusing and I didn't enjoy any of it, the 'great' twist at the end is even more confusing than the rest of the film!
terrific
Review date: 2008-06-06 Rating: 8 out of 10
really good twisting thriller that is very entertaining,this is a well acted and well written film that is worth checking out
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Victorio Fodor
Shira Leigh
Bruce Willis
Sam Jaeger
Dorian Missick
Creators:
Bruce Willis (Primary Contributor)
Victorio Fodor (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239193910
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-07-10
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 109 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006
Language: English (Original Language)