Lucky Number Slevin *May Contain Spoilers*

[The Breakdown]

So the group was back down to "normal" when we went and saw this movie. Many were invited, a couple showed up. It was Ali, Caitlin, Babs, Jose, myself, Dina and HeDie. Good group. Five Dollar Movie Night is great. They remodeled the place probably from the money we spent there.

The movie is very dialogue driven I thought. There is a lot of banter. Quite the cast as well; Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, "Sir" Ben Kingsley, Lucy Lui, Josh Hartnett to name a few. Slevin (Hartnett) is mistaken for Nick Fisher who has a debt to two rival crime bosses (Kingsley (The Rabbi) and Freeman (The Boss)) who it turns out were partners at one time. In order to get out of debt Slevin to The Boss he is forced to agree to kill The Rabbi's son. He also is given 48 hours by the Rabbi to come up with the money owed to him. Bruce Willis's character is pulling the strings behind the scenes to get someone. The whole plan comes to fruition...what is the plan, who lives, who dies? Go see it to find out more.

[JOSE]
Many people, maybe most, don't like Josh Hartnett's acting. I'll admit he's not a great actor, but I seem to like his movies. Slevin was no exception, and believe it or not he even showed some range. Scary huh? Even Bruce Willis did bang-up job on this one, he easily could have overplayed his role, but instead played it cool, smooth, and maybe even a little sarcasm.

My favorite part was a conversation between Lucy Lui and Hartnett comparing the Boss, and the Rabbi to James Bond villains. I think I was the only one in the group who understood it, I'm a Bond geek, sue me.



[The Verdict]

[The Freshness] I liked this movie a lot. I have heard some mixed reviews. Muy Bueno, especially if you like banter between characters. Good Stuff.

[Jose] Yeah, I figured out the ending early on, but with as many movies as we see, that's not a surprise. However, this did not wreck the movie for me.. Lucky Number Slevin is by far one of my favorites of the year, and so it gest a Muy Bueno from me.