Lucky Number Slevin Critic Reviews
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For the most part, though, it works as a clever thriller that entertains through purposeful misdirection.Read the full review
This pop-culture-infused mistaken-identity thriller ultimately grabs hold and beguiles, though its convoluted plot takes a while to get going.Read the full review
Some of what occurs in Lucky Number Slevin is done with a wink and a nod, although McGuinan (á là Tarantino) doesn't skimp on the gore.Read the full review
The film is stylish as hell with sharp dialogue, a tongue-in-cheek plot and visual and editing razzle-dazzle.Read the full review
A thriller that holds less interest - and less water - the more it reveals about what's actually going on.Read the full review
The most original thing about Lucky Number Slevin is that it lets Lucy Liu play a screwball heroine.Read the full review
Thoroughly -- and sometimes justifiably -- infatuated with its own cleverness, this mistaken-identity thriller delights in narrative complication and Tarantino-esque self-awareness.Read the full review
From its sly, amused performances to its surreal comic book gloss to its artfully nervous camerawork, Lucky Number Slevin sustains the blasé tone and look of a smart-aleck thriller that buries its heart under layers of attitude.Read the full review
It's all superficially enjoyable, right up to the point where the big picture starts coming into focus and it's not worth looking anymore.Read the full review
Lucky Number Slevin is an attempted cinematic sleight-of-hand that has its moments, but is finally just plain annoying, wearing its influences too broadly on its sleeve.Read the full review
