The Ol' Kansas City Shuffle

Rating: 10/10 (12 September 2006)

Wow, this is a great movie. No one should be surprised that this movie is so great because it has great, great actors involved. This is a wonderful Mystery movie with lots and lots of twists and turns. You really will not guess what happens next. This movie is just a huge puzzle that slowly gets put together, but it's like the puzzle is getting put together with pieces missing. Then by the end when those missing pieces are revealed, it's just amazing. The dialogue in this film is absolutely incredible. You can feel the emotion pouring from every scene. The greatest scene in this movie is at the end with Morgan Freeman and Sir Ben Kingsley. These two guys are such great actors; this movie is worth watching just to see this one scene. Not that all the other scenes aren't great, but this one is in a class all its own. Everyone should see this movie for all the great acting. Here's a little on the major actors in the film: Slevin(Josh Hartnett): I'm not a huge fan of Hartnett, but it seems as though this role was tailor made for him. I honestly don't believe they could have picked a better person to play Slevin. Hartnett's personality and charisma fit this role really well.
Mr. Goodkat(Bruce Willis): It just seems that Bruce Willis plays an excellent hit-man. When he gets into these hit-man roles, you can just look at him and see a stone cold killer. I wonder if he has ever really killed a man? It sure seems like it in this film. He seems like an old pro when he's got that look in his eye like he wants to kill you just for the fun of it. Great casting choice.
Brikowski(Stanley Tucci): Brikowski is the lead detective in this film. Brikowski is quite eccentric and a little obsessive compulsive. He has to have control of everything; he can't stand for something to out of his control. Tucci was a great choice because he seems like a guy who always need to have order and control in his life.
Lindsey(Lucy Liu): The girl next door. Adds a little comic relief to the film, but also kind of holds the film together as well. I really don't think this movie would have been as good without this character. Lucy Liu fits the role well because she has the spunky, peppy personality just like Lindsey.
The Boss(Morgan Freeman) and The Rabbi(Sir Ben Kingsley): It's freaking Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. Any role they play is gold. Enough said.