Review of Lucky Number Slevin (2006) by Connor _ — 01 Jun 2010
A simple, very funny case of terrible mistaken identity is the seeming plot of this dark criminal comedy. Josh Hartnett stars as Slevin, who's just in the wrong place at the wrong time when he's mistaken by mobsters to be someone else, someone who owes money to two rival mobs.
Two very quirky rival mobsters, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley, both have Hartnett roughly kidnapped and brought to their safehouses. Freeman, who believes his son was killed by Kingsley's men, is willing to forget about Hartnett's (or the man who he thinks Hartnett is) debt in exchange for killing Kingsley's son.
Kingsley, in turn, demands his money. Also keeping a close eye on Hartnett is the mysterious, ghostly hitman, Mr. Goodkat, played by Bruce Willis. Willis appears to be working for both Freeman and Kingsley, adding to his ninja-sly demeanor.
Lucy Liu is the comicly quirky romantic interest of Hartnett's, neighbor to the indebted man Hartnett is believed to be. Kingsley's performance as the Rabbi is very good, nailing the Israeli accent perfectly.
Paul McGuigan, a very clever, memorable director, gives us an unexpected twist of a finale, putting all the pieces together. I am a sucker for unexpected final twists (when they're done right), and this one is very well thought through.
B+.
This review of Lucky Number Slevin (2006) was written by Connor _ on 01 Jun 2010.
Lucky Number Slevin has generally received very positive reviews.
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