My God, that was fantastic!

Rating: 9/10 (6 August 2006)

In this world of false promises it is not common for a film to live up to the promises made by its theatrical trailer. Much less for the film to actually surpass them.
Lucky Number Slevin managed to do that with quite some style. And then more. The story is solid, interesting and never boring or overstretched. It nicely builds up the tension in different parts of your brain until it explodes in the dramatic twist in the tale which must surely be one of the best in current Cinema. Not to mention the clever use of shots which we would have already seen before, leading one to wonder: "How the hell did I manage to miss that!" And with a running time of slightly more than one and a half hours it is the perfect length to build up the story without over indulging on it. You'll sit up from that sofa with the feeling you get when you've just enjoyed something good, very good.
Verdict: Go rent the DVD now. Better still, buy it.