Christopher Nolan would leave this film thinking, "Wow that was a lot of exposition". However, the undoing of Lucky Number Slevin is two-fold: one, exposition. The characters and their place in this neo-noir type film are all quite clear and compelling. Additionally, the writing is quite good for the most part. The acting from Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, and Stanley Tucci, are all solid. It ties everything together quite nicely and is a really, really tight film. The acting from Josh Hartnett, Morgan Lucky Number Slevin is a clever little crime thriller that really does a good job hooking you in and keeping you guessing. ![]() Lucky Number Slevin is a clever little crime thriller that really does a good job hooking you in and keeping you guessing. Simply put, Slevin's plot and dialogue are a bit scatterbrained in the beginning, but stay with this movie. It's tough to talk any more about the movie without disclosing its secrets. After all, the movie is about him, as you'll see. Although the supporting performances are very good from all involved, this movie would simply not be the same without Hartnett's influence through his character. He surprised me by pulling his weight in a cast with several acclaimed actors (keep in mind he pulls his weight while being the lead, which has the most weight to pull in an ensemble cast), and actually showed he is capable of taking his craft somewhat seriously. It is well acted by all involved and we actually see emotional depth from Hartnett in the closing third of film, which is something audiences haven't really seen too much of from this teenie-bop actor. It is well acted by all involved and we actually see emotional depth from Hartnett in the closing third of film, which is something audiences haven't I don't understand why the critics don't seem to like this movie more. ![]() I don't understand why the critics don't seem to like this movie more.
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