Lucky Number Slevin

Name: Lucky Number Slevin
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: April 7, 2006
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman

2006

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: April 7, 2006 | R

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman

Summary: Lucky Number Slevin is a thriller that twists and turns its way through an underworld of crime and revenge. Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses. (The Weinstein Company)

Director: Paul McGuigan

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 110 min

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Peter Rainer

Hartnett has been stuck in the young-adult heartthrob mode for some time now, but this comic thriller may launch him into meatier fare. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Smilovic's rapid-fire, Tarantino-esque dialogue is consistently razor-sharp, and the elaborate set design - which leans heavily towards shiny, riotously patterned wallpaper - is an eyeball-jangling blast. Read full review

Richard Schickel

The story never runs completely off the rails and is, in any event, just a pretext for a lot of very sharp badinage by Jason Smilovic--a screenwriter who would have been at home writing for Cary Grant--for yards of terrific movie acting and for some well-timed direction by Paul McGuigan. Read full review

Chris Kaltenbach

Features lots of cool dialogue but doesn't provide much of a movie in which to showcase it. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Danny Aiello and Robert Forster also turn up in tiny roles that further serve to distract attention from the real business at hand. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Comes packed with so many plot twists and reversals, there's barely any room left over for a story: The movie is all clever gotchas and hoodwinks, without any substance to go along with them. Read full review

Premiere Glenn Kenny

Weinstein Co. honchos Bob and Harvey are chasing some of the old "Pulp Fiction" magic--and failing not only miserably, but kind of disgustingly. Read full review

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StephanieB.

Sep 24, 2006

I think this movie is great!!! It twist and turns and gets you thinking, hard to figure out until the end- which keeps you watching. The best movie I have seen in a long time!!!!

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Jun 21, 2021

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TECfilms

Nov 1, 2012

In comparison with e.g. the new Skyfall-Bond, a ultra-high-budget-production with ultra-high-expectations, this genius thriller is head and shoulders better both concerning story and cast. The outline is brilliant, the actors, including Oscar-winners Morgan Freeman and Sir Ben Kingsley asIn comparison with e.g. the new Skyfall-Bond, a ultra-high-budget-production with ultra-high-expectations, this genius thriller is head and shoulders better both concerning story and cast. The outline is brilliant, the actors, including Oscar-winners Morgan Freeman and Sir Ben Kingsley as well as Josh Hartnett and Bruce Willis, are at their personal best and even an accurate portion of humour was not missed by the fantastic screenwriters and at last Paul McGuigan, the divine director of this great masterpiece of modern cinema.… Expand

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PaulB.

Apr 12, 2006

Clever!!! Exellent cast!! Must see!

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Jumpman

Jan 10, 2016

The movie is obviously tarantino inspired and i think it reaches up to a great level especially in the clever dialogues , i don't see why the critics characterize this a failure

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Killumi

Nov 18, 2022

I liked this one, the story was interesting, the acting was good, overall well produced. But afterall the whole movie felt a bit too "constructed" and made up. I didn't really got the reason why Goodcat helps his adopted son so much in killing his former clients. He killed many and then heI liked this one, the story was interesting, the acting was good, overall well produced. But afterall the whole movie felt a bit too "constructed" and made up. I didn't really got the reason why Goodcat helps his adopted son so much in killing his former clients. He killed many and then he helps for revenge, idk..… Expand

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KyleA.

Apr 7, 2006

Should be shown in screenwriting classes: How NOT to write a movie.

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