Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Writer (WGA):

Jason Smilovic (written by)

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Mistaken Identity | Morgue | Revenge | Gay Son

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Josh Hartnett	...	Slevin
Bruce Willis	...	Mr. Goodkat
Lucy Liu	...	Lindsey
Morgan Freeman	...	The Boss
Ben Kingsley	...	The Rabbi (as Sir Ben Kingsley)
Michael Rubenfeld	...	Yitzchok
Peter Outerbridge	...	Dumbrowski
Stanley Tucci	...	Brikowski
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Marty
Dorian Missick	...	Elvis
Mykelti Williamson	...	Sloe
Scott Gibson	...	Max
Daniel Kash	...	Bodyguard #1
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Bodyguard #2
Sam Jaeger	...	Nick Fisher

Also Known As:

Lucky # Slevin (Germany) (USA) (DVD box title)
Lucky Number S7evin (USA) (poster title)
The Wrong Man (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Spain:18 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | France:U | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Australia:MA | Italy:T | Brazil:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | USA:R (certificate #42253) | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Chile:TE

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

The name of the film comes from an episode title of "The New Shmoo" (1979). Shmoo is also referenced by Morgan Freeman in the movie. However, Morgan Freeman's description of a Shmoo is a paraphrase of the standard version from Li'l Abner by Al Capp who introduced the fantasy beast in 1948.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the movie, when Slim Hopkins gets shot in front of the door of his car, the window's glass is already broken before the bullet goes through him into it.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Soldier: He's clean.
Benny Begin: So, why are you here? Huh?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: (#15.37)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

After Laughter (Comes Tears)

Lucky Number Ten

'Lucky Number Slevin' has to be one of the most interesting, witty action thrillers i saw lately. It has amazing twists, i didn't even count how many there are but i can tell you there are numerous! I almost loved everything in this movie, it has clever story, humor, great acting and everything else it takes to make a good modern Hollywood movie. They really brought a star cast for to be in this movie, from Josh Harnett to Bruce Willis everybody did a good acting job and you just cant have any complains there. Story can make you ask few questions here and there cause its kind of complicated but everything is so nicely explained in the end, and everything just fits into its place wonderfully. I seriously never expected as good ending as i got from this movie, when facts and answers come rolling in you just start appreciate this movie more and more and thats maybe the main reason i gave it such a high rating.

If you're in for some good 100 minutes fun, then go see 'Lucky Number Slevin' as soon as possible, cause you're gonna love it !

9.5/10