A great cast has a fun time in a very good thriller.

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2006)

Slevin goes to visit his friend in New York only to find he's in the wrong place at the wrong time and before he knows whats happening he's mistaken for his friend who's disappeared and who's in deep trouble with two gangsters.
Thats enough to get you started. Thats enough of the plot for you to know if you'd be interested in seeing this clever little crime thriller. Its a good little piece of film making with great performances by a everyone in the cast. It really is worth taking the time to see it.
That said there is one other comment concerning the films one flaw I'd like to make and while I will keep it spoiler free I think that if you'd prefer to know nothing about the film (a good idea) you should stop reading now and move on to something else.
Last chance...
Still here? Okay.(Though if you want to read to the end but not know anything skip the next paragraph)
As good as the movie is there is a large flaw in it, its not a fatal flaw but its the type of thing that keeps it from being a great film. The flaw is that the film thinks its much more clever than it is. Constructed as a twisty turny little thriller where nothing is as it seems this film is trying desperately to pull the wool over our eyes. The problem is that from the start we're told and shown we're going to be misdirected so we never completely settle into accepting the movie on its own terms, which is what great films trick us into doing. As I said its not fatal, but it keeps this film from being the great film it aspire to be and that it thinks it is. To be honest I had a good chunk of the movie figured out early on, and while it didn't stop me from enjoying the movie, it did stop me from loving it. I suspect that on later viewings when knowing whats going on will be a foregone conclusion this may play better.
Flaw and all this is a good fun movie. I don't know if you'll love it but my guess is that you will like it. Its one of those movies that you'll end up quoting to friends and probably watching every time it runs on cable.
7 out of 10