I don't judge all movies in comparison to Pulp Fiction, but this one just begs to be in the same category. There is the Tarantinoesque dialouge, the gritty urban enviornments, more characters than you can shake a stick at, and of course a healthy dose of violence. Well maybe a little more than a healthy dose, but not like an overdose or anything that might require a shot of adreneline straight to the heart.
Lucky Number Slevin is smart. It knows that anyone who comes to see it has already seen Tarantino and all of his copycat wannabes. It makes you think that you're seeing a tired retread of the double-doublecross, twists in the twists, revenge flick. There were even times that I thought that the filmmakers had completely screwed up their own stroyline, or added unnecesary layers or details. Then came the last ten minutes of the film. I've probably already given away too much, and if you're still reading this it's you're own fault. The movie doesn't end believing it has suprised us, or let us in on some amazing mystery. Rather it shows us how all of its characters react to the devolepments and unraveling of the plot. Especialy note Ben Kinsley's reaction to the final revelation; priceless. Lucky Number Slevin knows its not original, but it knows that we don't know that it knows it's not original.
P.S. Bruce Willis is doing a good job at this point in his career of recognizing his strengths and weaknesses. I told my friend Rob that his hitman character is Pepe Le Puing his way through the movie. When you get to be Willis' age there's no reason to be running all over the place dodging bullets and breaking stuff, might as well play it smart and cool. Now when's Die Hard 4 supposed to be here?
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Sorry, didn't see it this weekend. I was kinda forced into seeing the Benchwarmers insted. I'll see it next weekend though, although my friends would rather see Scary Movie 4 or somthing retarded like that.
I joined the $5 club at showplace (you watch movies any time, night or day, for $5), the only catch is that the movie has to have been in the theater for two weeks for it to apply... worth waiting for, but still annoying
woo-hoo - the benchwarmers! poor napoleon dynamite didn't last long, did he?
I finally got out to see this. This is a sweet flick. My favorite so far this year, easily.
Seen it twice now. Just as good the second time. It was different of course because I knew all the twists at the end, but this time I was able to pick up on early things in the film.
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