I recently watched this film for the third or fourth time and after re-watching it wondered why it had taken me so long to sit down to enjoy it once again.This film is fantastic! It begins with just the right level of confusion/mystery, and once the pieces start falling methodically in to place you can't help but be captivated with how well all of it was put together. The story is good, and the characters - all quirky in their own right - are interesting and appealing.An incredible film that I would highly recommend!
... View MoreImitation Tarantino movie!Within a few minutes of watching this flick, it's clear that the cast and crew are impersonating a certain type of Tarantino film.The forced 'chemistry' between Hartnett and Liu is embarrassing to watch. The smart-Alec dialog comes off as high-school kids muttering "I know you are but what am I?" repeatedly and not much of it is funny, clever or even pertinent to what's going on in the movie.The convoluted story tries so hard to trip up the viewer it stumbles over itself in the process. The stupid names are enough to tell you that this is gonna be a stinker... The Rabbi? FFS! You can get away with these cartoon villains in a Batman movie, maybe but here they just look and sound ridiculous.Here's an example of the dialog...Does he owe you 94,000 dollars? I don't know. Does he owe me 94,000 dollars? Do I owe him 94,000 dollars? Yes, you owe him 94,000 dollars? Do I owe you 94,000 dollars? You owe him 94,000 dollars, so you owe me 94,000 dollars. So, I owe you 94,000 dollars? Yes, you owe me 94,000 dollars.This goes on for a while, so you can get up and make a sandwich or something when it starts. In fact, you'll have time to drive out to a Subway and order a sandwich and still make it back in time for your life to re-boot!A bloody awful mess in every way possible.
... View MoreI 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
... View MoreLucky number Slevin is a film made to be a piece of art. Unlike other movies the idea is not to make you feel like you are in the movie or you feel the movie, the idea of the film is to excite you, intrigue you. The actor in the leading role was a perfect choice, the actor is charismatic, handsome and flawless in acting that role. Like a short introduction, the may be about the most unlucky guy on the planet, but you have to watch it to find out. The movie will maintain you in the suspense and you'll try to figure out the logic of the events. Is a movie which shouldn't miss from your watching list.In the end, if u didn't t seen the movie, watch it, you won t regret it.
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