too much hipster dialog

Rating: 4/10 (29 September 2006)

In this movie that tries so hard to be "cleverer than thou", Josh Hartnett as Slevin leads a cast of actors who all speak in pretty much the same voice. That voice, of course, being the faux-hip Tarantino-light, 'hipster wit' that writer Jason Smilovic unwisely chooses to imbue them with. As the disappointing, yet not unforeseen, outcome of that is one is always keenly aware that one's watching a movie. In that I mean that because the writer is too busy trying to be hip and clever, tat I never was drawn into the film whatsoever and even found it to be a tad on the annoying side. Perhaps I'm being too tough on the film as the tale of mistaken identity, mob hits, and the twists and turns therein is serviceable enough, if on the highly derivative side. and Bruce Willis is, as always, highly watchable. But as a whole the film fizzles out in a sea of pomposity.
My Grade: D+
Eye Candy: Jennifer Miller bares her breasts..or does she? hmmm
DVD Extras: Audio commentary by director Paul McGuigan; Second commentary with actor Josh Hartnett, actress Lucy Liu, and writer Jason Smilovi; 13 minute making-of featurette; deleted scenes; Alternate ending; Theatrical trailer; and Trailers for "Kill shot", "The Protector", "Pulse", "Clerks 2", and "Scary Movie 4"