Review of Lucky Number Slevin (2006) by Mark H — 30 Nov 2009

I love movies where you think you know what's going on until the very end, and you find out that you were so very wrong.

This review of Lucky Number Slevin (2006) was written by Mark H on 30 Nov 2009.

Lucky Number Slevin has generally received very positive reviews.

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