Lucky # Slevin
***1/2 our of ****

Rarely am I priviledged enough to watch a really, really good movie. That's they way with most of us, I imagine, unless most movie watchers are a lot more discerning that I am. ^_^ Anyway, Lucky # Slevin was just that - a really, really good movie. It had a great cast who can actually act (novel concept!), sharp writing, an entertaining store with a nice little twist (if slightly predictable) at the end, and did I mention the great cast?

Okay, here we go:

Hapless Josh Hartnett plays Slevin Iforgetthelastname who goes to visit a friend, Nick. First person he runs into is an adorable Lucy Lui:

And just so we're all clear, I do not often like Lucy Lui, but she was good in this movie.

And due to a case of mistaken identity, Slevin is promptly hauled off to meet with mob boss #1, Morgan Freeman! Guess what! Nick owes Freeman money, and Freeman thinks Slevin is Nick! How can things get any worse?

THEN he gets hauled off to see mob boss #2, Sir Ben Kingsley! More owed money! Things are worse!

Throw in slithery hitman Bruce Willis, and you've got a real mess!

Oh NO! Poor hapless Slevin and Adorable Lucy Lui must now figure out what to do!

But wait! Are things truly as they seem?

And that was the severely abbreviated version of the plot. ^_^

The acting is great, and the banter between characters was wonderful. I love it when movies pull off that light, constant, tit for tat banter. And like I said before, the casting is great. I mean, how much more perfect can you get than Freeman and Kingsley as mob bosses? And we all know how badass Bruce Willis is as a hitman. Like we've never seen that before. ^_^ Stanley Tucci has a smaller part, but he's still great. When Josh Hartnett isn't in terrible chick flicks he's a good actor, and this movie even made me like Lucy Lui. The whole movie is worth watching just for the end-- even if you do guess the twist, it's infinitely satisfying. The movie also a bit more violent than you might expect, so if you don't like a bit of graphic violence with your gangster movies you should probably avoid it.

And in conclusion...

This movie is awesome.

That's it. ^_^ I'm done!