more like Average Number Slevin...

Rating: 6/10 (26 September 2011)

Lucky Number Slevin is another addition to the Crime Genre that follows the plan of 'a good guy gets caught up with bad guys and has to do crazy things to save the day'.
No doubt this film has a great cast, but the film fails in it's attempt of trying to be too clever. For example, it takes the first hour of the film before it really begins to get going. The whole story has a feel of being a bit too unrealistic, and the big twist in the story is so obvious from very early on that you get bored waiting for it to happen and then big surprise isn't a surprise at all.
Willis, Freeman and Kingsley have very average performances by their normally high standards. Hartnett carries the story well, but it is Lucy Liu who really steals the show and it's her part of the story that will keep you interested until the end.
It is not bad viewing, but the film definitely thinks it's better than it is. And it isn't very good.