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Slevin's 'Hip' Humor Is Downright Criminalnew
The plot of Lucky Number Slevin actually slows down, rather than speed up, as it approaches its predictable endgame, and nobody seems to invest any emotion in the characters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-13-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
The Perfect April Movienew
Lucky Number Slevin has so much style that even an expository monologue can't ruin it.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-12-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Throws in Everything -- and the Towelnew
This fun but ultimately disappointing mistaken-identity thriller has style galore, which may actually be the crux of its problem.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-07-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Miasma Vice
This is a carefree exercise in murder and retribution, more concerned with style than the moral implications of its protagonist's crusade.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-07-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Crapping Outnew
Many things go wrong in the unfortunate Lucky Number Slevin.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
04-07-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Devoted to Glibnessnew
The Tarantino school of filmmaking reaches its nadir -- one hopes -- in this initially promising mistaken-identity caper.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
04-06-2006 |
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O Lucky Mannew
Josh Hartnett gets the best lines and Lucy Liu in this cleverly forgettable crime yarn.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
04-06-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Down for the Countnew
A bubbly cast and clever banter can't overcome this film's blatant Tarantinoisms.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
04-05-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
Let's Twist Again
Can't a movie like Lucky Number Slevin just be fun, without trying to impress us with its cleverness?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-31-2006 |
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Tags: Lucky Number Slevin, Paul McGuigan
