The Kansas City Shuffle

Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2011)

Let me get this out of the way first. Wow! I mean this movie blew my mind!
The Wrong Man (if you live in Australia), or Lucky Number Slevin (if you live in the states) is a thriller starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Paul McGuigan, The Wrong Man was released in 2006 and seemed to miss Australian cinemas all together and came here direct to DVD. Now normally, that indicates that the film will be a bit of a waste of time. But in actual fact, this is far from the truth. With an all star cast and well known director, The Wrong Man is one to definitely watch.
The story revolves around "The Kansas City Shuffle", explained by Bruce Willis' character, which is "When everybody looks right, you go left." The story is a well crafted thriller, that provides a breath of fresh air from most Hollywood films as the writer didn't presume that his audience is stupid. This film makes you think and just when you think you have the story figured out, the story takes a sharp twist and sucker punches you where you least expected it to. The story is a Kansas City Shuffle in itself.
The Wrong Man is a real credit to the screenwriter's talent, Paul McGuigan's ability to direct films and the cast's ability to act unlike most others in Hollywood can.
To say that this film is awesome doesn't even begin to explain it.
When you're next at your local video rental store and can't find anything to watch, I strongly recommend that you go to the Thriller section and hire The Wrong Man/Lucky Number Slevin.
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