MOVIE REVIEW: LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN

submitted by Susan Frank

Lucky Number Slevin, from its dyslexic title to its film noir pretensions to its flashback/switchback plot sequence, is designed to distract the audience from the disappointing realities of the film. For all its star-studded cast and arty camera work, the film is a bag of well-worn tricks, used far more effectively in other movies by the likes of Quentin Tarantino and M. Night Shyamalan, to disguise a weak story of murder and revenge. (continue reading Lucky Number Slevin...)