Orla Zuniga
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Sabah Hensley
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Married Baby
Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?
the_doofy
A movie friend and I agree that this movie missed on being a classic in its ending. I've always wondered if they did an Alpha group testing and let the audience decide on how the movie closes out.Timeless classics have a tendency to leave an audience uncomfortable and unfulfilled. This is not one of those. The same kind of thing was done with the modern -war of the worlds-.Neither of these movies are something a viewer will come back to or remember
Khaela
Lucky Number Slevin (Just Slevin in France) is a good movie, perhaps not a masterpiece but from my opinion, an above average half noir movie.It is not completely dark but close to it. The choice of the flat, colors, clothes also reflects this.The play goes from very good to excellent, well, as I list the cast, I expected no more but I was not disappointed.The story, is good, some say, they have guessed the final. Sure, but sometimes, who cares, it is not the end the important thing, it is the path you take to reach it. And what a path and a journey, did they make! A loose guy, a killer, a coroner, two mob lords, their minions... shake all of them and enjoy!
Mr-Fusion
I remember the trailer for "Lucky Number Slevin", some sort of hit-man movie with some "Ocean's Eleven" style and humor thrown in. The real shocker is that it's absolutely nothing like that. There are hit men involved as well as some humor sprinkled here and there (primarily in the beginning) but it's much more of a gangster/crime movie. The kind of story that keeps you guessing (although, for anyone paying attention, the twist is pretty evident early on).What's disappointing is how seriously it plays the subject matter. For all of the eccentric characters introduced, and the humorous dialog in the first act, it really needed that levity maintained throughout. Once that comic tone disappears, it's a lot less interesting.To its credit, the late-hour twists don't feel cheap like I was expecting them to. But I feel like I've seen this story before. And a great deal of it is oddly lifeless.5/10
abhishek09
This movie is undeniably very entertaining. The main reasons are the cast, their as always great acting (referring to Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingley), the gripping story line and the entertaining couple - Josh and Lucy Liu. In short cast was just perfect. I found Lucy Liu too cute in the movie and that also made those not so relevant scenes watchable. The plot was not all surprising - the climax I mean. I found it a little disappointing at first but with the Lucy Liu part embedded to it - it turned out fine. The Prologue gives the hint to what might have happened between Bruce Willis and Josh but nevertheless the story was definitely exciting. I liked Slevin a lot. The character was very entertaining and Josh seemed fit to play it. I didn't realize the time passing while watching it, which for me is a success. In the realm of suspense and thriller this is no masterpiece but it is worth a watch.