Great crime drama.

Rating: 8/10 (24 September 2006)

What made this a pretty dynamic movie was the quality of acting delivered by Freeman, Hartner, Kingsley, Willis, and Liu; along with a good supporting cast, the actors played their parts well and with the right amount of realism without overdoing things. As far as the story itself is concerned, I was quite impressed by the central plot as it was allowed the chance to blossom into an elaborate network involving murder, manipulation, obsession, and redemption. Without giving away much of the story, this is a movie mainly about revenge, although you don't see that right away until the end.
I'd have to say that my favorite character in the movie was Lindsay (Liu). Amongst all of the violence and seedy corruption, Lindsay was a character that gave different insights into the story itself. To a small but significant extent, Lindsay plays a special role in Slevin's salvation and redemption despite the fact that he's quite possibly an individual with psychopathic tendencies.
Willis does a great job portraying Mr. Goodcat and we see that in addition to being very intelligent and manipulative he has a few redeeming qualities that play significantly within the story.
Although this movie is mainly about good old fashioned revenge, it does a great job exploring the boundaries of its characters and how each character plays significantly in the lives of the other people involved. Clearly this is a character driven movie with great and humorous dialog. I was definitely impressed.