Lucky Number Slevin
By Cory Peynado

“If you’re still alive this evening, you think we could… go to dinner or something?”

Unless penned by Tarantino It’s not often that innovative dialogue at a high level is seen these days, so you are almost caught off guard with the cleverness of this films sharp and cool style. Weaving between the immensely slick boarders to the charismatically funny, were taken on a fast moving non-stop ride… and we kinda don’t want to get off.

Our main character is Slevin ( Josh Hartnett) the cotton socks newby in town whose been mistakenly brought into the crossfire of two very powerful men, The Rabbi ( Ben Kingsley) and a more laid back but equally deadly man called The Boss ( Morgan Freeman). It’s here that the intrigue begins. Slevin learns that he has few choices in the matter as both crime bosses tell him he is in debt to them and if the debt is not repayed then… well you get the picture.

The only thing that provides the audience and our poor Slevin with a little light relief is his newly acquainted next-door neighbour played by ( Lucy Lui). Cute and immediatley likeable she doesn’t hide her intentions or feelings for Slevin and he soon finds himself unable to resist. But lets not forget… the pressure is still on and the clock is ticking. Dangerous people are now watching every single step he takes and this includes the police.

Filled with twists and a smart ending this film does not disappoint. Of course there are huge (and somewhat obvious) comparisons to films of the same genre but this seems to be it’s strength. The formula is pretty tried and tested but hey if it ain’t broke then why fix it. It's a film that works for all the reasons we want it to, it’s pacey, ice cool and filled with unrelenting style. A must for all film fans who want something with a dangerous edge.

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