Lucky Number Slevin (Widescreen Edition) DVD (Region 1)

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 17 13:04

Ah, crime thrillers we have so many yet so few. Plenty have become pretty boring over the years. Looking at you... (Insert movie of your choice...go ahead...I'll wait...). "Lucky #Slevin" though is a good hybrid: It has action, dark humor, an interesting storyline and Bruce Willis' awesome receding hair line/hair piece. The movie basically is a tale of two opposing local crime bosses (Morgan Freeman and Sir Ben Kinsley respectively, who seem only to hire the stereotypical low IQ goons to match there over intelligence as a crime boss.) who share a common interest in Slevin (Josh Harnett). All the roles are played well and nobody really overshadowed considering almost all got decent screen time and that these are well known actors and actresses. Not allot of egos to stroke on the set of t...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 11 7:44

Although not the debut for either director Paul McGuigan or writer Jason Smilovic, it is very early in both of their careers. Hopefully, however, it is a sign of the excellence to come. The script is creative and different from your typcial crime/mafia/rough-rich-guy-in-a-skyscraper but unfortunately it feels like Hollywood may have gotten a little too much creative control; unfortunately all to common with the up and comers. The script is not particularly dumbed down, but a bit too flashy. You'll recognize the familiar overtouched gloss in the first few minutes. The love story between Hartnett and Liu feels forced and secondary; nearly irrelevant to the storyline. The cinematography is excellent, although uninventive. The angles and techniques may have been imagined by forgoers, but they...Read more

Rating : 6/10