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Lucky Number Slevin (2006) -- A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin
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Overview

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Director:
Paul McGuigan
Writer (WGA):
Jason Smilovic (written by)
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Release Date:
7 April 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.
Plot:
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
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(71 articles)
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Wow! Great Noir Caper Flick more (448 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lucky # Slevin (Germany) (USA) (DVD box title)
Lucky Number S7evin (USA) (poster title)
The Wrong Man (Australia)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada more
Company:
Capitol Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The hand X-ray in the coroner's office is the director's hand. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Slevin explains to Lindsay why he isn't acting like he's worried about his troubling situation, the English captions read, "I have anorexia" (the eating disorder) rather than "I have ataraxia" (the Epicurean philosophy of freedom from preoccupation). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Soldier: He's clean.
Benny Begin: So, why are you here? Huh?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Getaway: (#15.37)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
In Dreams, Perhaps more

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What song plays when Slevin goes to get coffee after sleeping with Lindsey?
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274 out of 428 people found the following comment useful.
Wow! Great Noir Caper Flick, 22 January 2006
8/10
Author: wmjaho from Park City

2006 Sundance Film Festival From the opening scene in Lucky Number Slevin, you will be straining to keep up. People are getting killed left and right, and it's never clear until the end of the movie how they are all connected. But you know it fits somehow and Scottish director Paul McGuigan (Wicker Park) manages to keep you guessing while firmly grabbing your attention and holding it with hardly a second to take a breath.

In the film noir tradition, but with the intense and graphic violence of the Lock Stock and Layer Cake genre, Slevin is really a caper movie, and frankly reminded me more of The Sting than anything else. It dances nimbly from grisly stomach-churning action to clever and light-hearted banter. This could only be accomplished by a truly incredible cast, led by Josh Hartnett in an outstanding performance, great work by Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis doing his thing, and supported by the always excellent Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. There's even a little time for Stanley Tucci.

Liu plays Lindsay, the next-door-neighbor/natural sleuth/coroner/love interest who discovers Slevin in her neighbor Nick's apartment. They mystery that immediately engages her is what happened to Nick, who never shows up. However, plenty of people do show up, mistaking Slevin for Nick, and before long he is neck deep in murder contracts, called debts and warring gang factions. Hartnett plays the role to perfection. I've never seen him this good. He is both convincing and empathetic as a glib, fearless victim of mistaken identity, yet filled with confidence that he can make his plan work.

This is a terrific film, assuming you can stomach the bloody violence. The pieces fit neatly together (well, I have one bone to pick with the scriptwriter, but it would be revealing too much to share it). I highly recommend Lucky Number Slevin.

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