Ridiculous, throwing away the money

Rating: 2/10 (24 April 2006)

Lucky number Slevin is a case of justifying the unjustifiable using "surprising" flashbacks. That film has an obsession trying to surprise the spectator, doesn't matter if there is no connexion with the plot. You are constantly, and all the time, exposed to flashbacks that try explain things of the immediate future, even if they are irrelevant. We can see the surprise factor used in no less than 10 times along the movie, loosing completely the effect.
Otherwise, the screenplay is forced and absurd, all the characters use "cool" sentences every shot, that kind of sentences that worked in the past with little doses, but that loose all effect in the ridiculous story of Lucky number Slevin.
The main character wants to be like similar characters done in the past by Brad Pitt. It is sad to see such a clearly failed aim. Although Josh Harnett is a good actor, he sees himself doing such absurd things like being half naked during the whole first part of the movie, unnecessary, unjustified again.
It deserves also a mention the funny character performed by Bruce Willis (Mr.Goodka), who arrives repeatedly with a ridiculous terrific sound, as he would be Darth Vader, explaining mostly senseless things.
In my point of view there is no main purpose, no connexion, nothing new able to impress us in that movie, we are simply talking about a bad movie that even its good cast and good music can't hide a big problem of intentions.