Lucky Number Slevin [HD DVD]
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
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There are some really good plot twists in this film.
You will not be disappointed.
I love this movie, it's a case of mistaken identity that puts Nick, who's not really Nick, into a bad spot. Lucy Lu lives across the hall and even though she doesn't kick anyones butt or shoot anyone, she's still great in this. I really enjoyed this and have watched it many times. I never get tired of it.
It's not all killing, but there is it's fair share. Great action flick.
Well crafted with rich characters and witty dialog, The story line is interesting, and well eveloped. A perfect two hour escape. Entertaining and fullfills the promise of a well done film.
This movie you have to watch again . I class it as a good ending in a Swordfish kind of movie where its so clean at the end you can appreciate the conclusion. Definitely worth owning and an excellent guy flick.
3.4 stars
There are many things to love about this movie, especially its McG visual quality, its occasionally classic dialogue, and its basic premise. But the insipid and drawn-out love story is out of place and slows things down pointlessly; the plot gets a little too labyrinthine for its own good (and ours); and the overly frequent, much too graphic violence seems to delight in itself to no point but distaste.
There are some fine lines and solid performances (Freeman, Willis, Kingsley), but the two stars/love interests are good, not great, and the script, which starts out very crisply, gets a little too clever and folds in on itself for no special reason other than it can.
Add up all the plusses and minuses and you get a film that is excellent in spots but not quite as a whole. Still, if you revel in glossily done-up revenge (and a very nice blu-ray transfer), and enjoy not knowing what's really happening while it all happens in very tight, attractive shots, this could be your baby.
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