
In an airport waiting room, a man in a wheelchair tells a stranger a story about a fixed horse race in 1979 that resulted in a family's deaths. In Manhattan, two bookies and the son of a Mob boss die. A young man just out of the shower answers the door to a neighbor woman and explains that he's visiting, has had a bad week, including being mugged, and doesn't know where his pal, who lives there, is. The neighbor is chatty; she's a coroner. Two thugs arrive and, believing the ... (Full plot summary below)
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In an airport waiting room, a man in a wheelchair tells a stranger a story about a fixed horse race in 1979 that resulted in a family's deaths. In Manhattan, two bookies and the son of a Mob boss die. A young man just out of the shower answers the door to a neighbor woman and explains that he's visiting, has had a bad week, including being mugged, and doesn't know where his pal, who lives there, is. The neighbor is chatty; she's a coroner. Two thugs arrive and, believing the visitor to be the guy who lives there, take him to see the boss with the dead son, who tells him to kill the son of his Mob rival. Mistaken identity? What connects the threads? Cops are watching.
Leave your thoughts about Lucky Number Slevin.
| Supercala.comJohn VenableBottom line, this is thoroughly entertaining. This is the best role of Hartnett's career and he doesn't disappoint. |
| Monsters and CriticsRon WilkinsonEven if the dialogue is too glib for the dark and ruthless heroes, a great cast and edgy story keep this thriller moving to the very end. |
| UGOBrian TallericoMcGuigan has such a stylish eye that, even if you never quite care what's happening, you'll always be visually entertained. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezA gaseous movie experience gets a solid DVD treatment. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseTarantinoid...the machinations are all familiar enough that your unoccupied brain may drift off to wonder how Hartnett's made a career out of bad haircuts. |
| FilmJerk.comBrian OrndorfSlevin feels like a lackluster writing sample that somehow bumbled its way into a feature film production. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe talk is witty, the twists are ingenious, the look and the mood are drop-dead. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerHartnett has been stuck in the young-adult heartthrob mode for some time now, but this comic thriller may launch him into meatier fare. |
| Beaumont JournalDanny MintonThis might be the worst titled movie ever, but rest assured - it's a very entertaining motion picture. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchLucky Number Slevin is an odd but tasty duck. |