Lucky Number Slevin Movie Review 2006

This too-twisty thriller owes a lot to "Pulp Fiction" and "The Usual Suspects," although it doesn't come close to their league. What it does have is the wicked gravitas of Freeman and Kingsley as rival New York mobsters (known respectively as "The Boss" and "The Rabbi") who both mistake sweet-faced Slevin (Hartnett) for his missing friend Nick, who owes big money to both men. The Boss will forgive the debt if Slevin will kill someone for him, while the Rabbi just wants the cash. Meanwhile, sexy neighbor Lindsey (Liu), who's a coroner, is romancing the hunk and trying to help him avoid certain death--maybe at the hands of hitman Mr. Goodkat (Willis). Except, nothing is really as it appears to be.

Distribution

Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment, 345 Hudson St., 13th Fl., New York, NY 10014, Fax: (917)368-7058

Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mistaken Identity, Organized Crime, Hit Men/Women, New York, New York, Rabbi, Doublecross!, Crime Drama, Missing Persons

Screenplay

Jason Smilovic

Cast

Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis, Peter Outerbridge, Mykelti Williamson, Danny Aiello, Robert Forster, Dorian Missick, Jennifer Miller, Kevin Chamberlin

Cinematography

Peter Sova

Director

Paul McGuigan

Music

J. Ralph

Other

Louis Marion, Andrew Hulme, Pierre Perrault, Colombe Raby, Odette Gadoury, Francois Seguin

Producer

Chris Roberts, Anthony Rhulen, Christopher Eberts, Kia Jam, Andreas Grosch, Ascendant Pictures, FilmEngine, VIP 4 Production, Capitol Mitchell, Weinstein Co.