October 31, 2007
It's a darkly funny hitman movie with twists at every turn. A true original.
Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin in the middle of a war being plotted by two of New York's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and the Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006
Stats: 23,396 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (23,396)
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October 5, 2009Slevin has two pretty good things going for it; a plot with a few twists and turns, and a great cast. I think that the filmakers were going for a Tarantino-esque feel with the quirky characters, black humor, and oddball dialogue, and while the movie doesn't live up to those lofty...( read more)
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September 16, 2009It's not too bad this film but the twist ending isn't as clever as Jason Smilovic thinks it is and it has the worst title ever in the history of cinema!
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September 2, 2009Solid action thriller flick. I like the over the top style with some humor thrown in for good measure.
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December 15, 2008Another cool and clever gangster revenge flick with an engrossing, entertaining plot. The very strong cast includes Bruce Willis reprising his favourite role of professional assassin.
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November 6, 2009Ahhh... it's been so long that i really wanna see this! But still, now i'm so busy and not better see movies first, because it's disturbing my study. Well, but still, again, i wanna see it!!!! really want to!
Cuz there's Bruce Willis again! he's my favorite actor ever!
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October 28, 2009surprising film... ^^
shock with the ending of this movie ^^
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October 27, 2009i watched it cause the name sounds cool, and suprisingly found it very enjoyable, josh hartnett plays a stunner, akround cool movie.
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October 23, 2009Oh, this film has so much going for it: the production is sharp, directing is good, acting is brilliant and it keeps you gripped right up until...it chucks in an obvious and mediocre "reveal" - of which I guessed and was hoping for more. A supermodel of a film: great to look at b...( read more)
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
April 7, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It feels more like a series of bits rather than a coherent narrative, and director Paul McGuigan paces it this way; you never feel as if the entire movie has coalesced, though many of the individual p... full review
April 6, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Our curiosity about the answer to the question 'What's a nice kid like you doing in a joint like this?' may be the only thing that keeps us watching. full review
April 6, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
This pop-culture-infused mistaken-identity thriller ultimately grabs hold and beguiles, though its convoluted plot takes a while to get going. full review
April 6, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It's the worst kind of con: It tells us it's a con, so we don't even have the consolation of being led down the garden path. The rug of reality is jerked out from under us in the opening scenes, and b... full review
April 6, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lucky Number Slevin is an ingenious maze that viewers will enjoy getting lost in. It's in the rare category of movies I immediately wanted to see again. full review
April 5, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
What's ultimately missing from Slevin is not only mystery and humor, but any trace of inventiveness to counteract the overriding triteness of its Pulp Fiction-ish shenanigans. full review
April 3, 2006
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
I keep seeing films in which A-grade actors fill not just the top slots but some of the lesser roles, too, only to find themselves squashed by a script, or by a weight of contrivance, that would be lu... full review
March 21, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The convoluted ain't-I-clever script by Jason Smilovic has a cheat ending that makes you want to do a little torturing yourself. full review
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November 29, 2008Excellent movie. I love a good mystery and this one was it with a good twisty ending.
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June 26, 2007My nose is already broken.
Slevin never knows when to shut up. Lucy Liu was funny? Where did that come from (Did mention I'm a coroner?)
Was called The Wrong Man here in Australia-Don't know why.
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June 11, 2007i only wonder why Bruce Willis helps him in the very first place n all the way till the end (even Josh betrayed him (the girl thing ) )...
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September 23, 2006Not nearly as clever as it thinks it is, and the ending isn't a surprise at all. The first 65mins are intensely boring, you won't care about any of the characters. The end is still kinda cool though.
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July 23, 2006a brilliant film, with a superb original plot and some brilliant twist which will keep u entertained throughout
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July 7, 2006An Amazingly Crafted Film with black comedy, violence and the odd naked lady thrown in its the brilliance of this film which other films should go by. Plenty of good twists and turns to.
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