Tragic faux 'noir' drivel

Rating: 2/10 (13 November 2008)

Babble repartee is not wit. Idiot editing is not dynamic. Covoluted storyline jumble and flashback is obvious. Josh Hartnett used to be interesting, Lucy Liu is petulant and as 'the sexy neighbor who lets herself in needing a cup of sugar' is possibly the lamest extent this 'Noir for those who do not know what noir is but have heard if it and want to call something NOIR' can make. THE WRONG MAN aka LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN is just mean jumbled crime rubbish posing as something interesting. It is a hoax noir and you are advised to see some genuine noir instead. Smart arse dialog and chop chop editing does not make a noir; and Hartnett seriously needs a new agent. Hopeless. Seems intent in adding an atrocity to chat about per minute in the offensively stupid script. Another violent crude Tarantino wannabe. Just listen to how many times Lucy repeats everything Hartnett says but back to him as a question. AWFUL.
Joke line: 'He's sorry that he hit you" ... apparently this is funny in this film. Ben Kingsley should slap himself and repay his cheque to charity for taking part in this nonsense. AWFUL.