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Lucky Number Slevin (Widescreen Edition)


Lucky Number Slevin (Widescreen Edition)
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Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis
Directed By: Paul McGuigan
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019794817
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Weinstein Company
Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-09-12
Running Time: 109
Studio: Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-04-07

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Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Lucky Number Slevin - Blu-ray Info
Comment: Version: U.S.A / Weinstein / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:49:55
Movie size: 34,91 GB
Disc size: 45,66 GB
Total bit rate: 42.35 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 34.22 Mbps
Number of chapters: 18
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 2854 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 2854kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

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Version: U.K / Entertainment in Video / Region A, B & C(?)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-25
Running time: 1:50:07
Movie size: 22,14 GB
Disc size: 22,86 GB
Total bit rate: 26.81 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 23.52 Mbps
Number of chapters: 16
Subtitles: English
DTS-HD Master 5.1 1459Kbps (48kHz/16-bit)

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Offbeat Twists and Turns
Comment: Lucky Slevin is anything but conventional. As it begins, you are beginning to wonder if this is just another silly character film that goes nowhere. Even good actors (Willis, Freeman) make bad movies, right? But... if you are wiling to hang in there, "Lucky" turns from silly to powerfully focused and the twists are really quite unpredictable. When this one is over you will think, "Boy, better than I ever thought this would be!" Thumbs up!

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Excellent crime thriller
Comment: Crime thriller in which a young man called Slevin Kelevra (played by Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for his friend Nick Fisher who owes two crime lords money. The crime lords - The Boss (played by Morgan Freeman) and The Rabbi (played by Ben Kingsley) - both demand payment within days from Slevin or else his life will be forfeit. However The Boss offers Slevin a way out of the debt owed to him: kill The Rabbi's son to avenge his own son's murder (which he believes The Rabbi was responsible for) and that debt will be cancelled. What Slevin does not know is that the two crime lords making demands of him are following the instructions of an enigmatic assassin known only as Goodkat (played by Bruce Willis), who has a mysterious link to Slevin that goes back to a horse race that took place back in 1979. Furthermore, Goodkat is in the process of executing a complex and as yet unrevealed scheme known only as a `Kansas City Shuffle', which Slevin is at the heart of...

Comments: I found this to be a first-rate and stylish crime thriller, with a compelling story at its heart. Josh Hartnett is excellent as the film's main protagonist, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley are also very good as the two crime lords with their sights both on Hartnett, and Bruce Willis is simply sublime as dispassionate and mysterious assassin Goodkat. Lucy Liu is also good as Slevin's love interest Lindsey, trying to help Slevin deal with his predicament. This film has lots of intelligent banter and lots of surprises: you will enjoy seeing all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place as what the film is about is revealed. There is also a good twist towards the end of the film. This film is violent (but not gratuitously so), and although the film did in my opinion have a few flaws it is nonetheless excellent, with a cast full of A-listers doing their jobs very well. Recommended.



Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: More Style than Substance? Maybe, But with this Much Style, it doesn't Matter!
Comment: I was gifted this movie and my first thought was, "What the hell is a Slevin?", but thanks to its clever dialogue, tongue-in-cheek humor, and excellent actors, Slevin quickly made it onto my short-list of favorite films.

This is a film that savors contrast, both in visual as well as narrative terms. Almost everything, from the wallpaper and floor tiles, to chessboards, and especially the central characters, suggests duality, light and dark, good and evil. The film itself goes from clever comedy to brutal revenge tale in the space of a single scene.

Cool visuals don't make a movie, but Slevin has plenty of cool in other places as well. Hartnett and Liu are charming and have some of the best on screen chemistry I've seen in a long time. Freeman and Kingsley are fun to watch in roles they don't usually get to play, and Willis delivers his usual steely-faced assassin bit with just the right amount of humanity.

DVD has no extra features - nada, zilch. So if you dig that stuff, you'll miss it here. Dolby Digital is available though, so you can at least get that theater quality audio.


Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.
Comment: This film took me by surprise. It is an excellent movie with a compelling story, wonderful acting and brilliant direction. I have not seen this intense a movie since "The Departed".
Josh Hartnett is great in this film. One of the best performances I have seen him in. Sir Ben Kingsley is terrific as well. The character he portrays is outstanding. Morgan Freeman and Stanley Tucci deliver good performances but overall, I think Bruce Willis came out on top. His character is fabulous and no-one but Willis could play that character the way Willis does. He has such a serious and laid back attitude for such a deadly assassin.
The story sucks you in brilliantly. Just like "The Departed", I was compelled more and more to continue to watch. The story had grasped hold of me and I could not stop watching. Of course, more and more became revealed which built it up for a shocking turn of events (if you did not see it coming). Don't try to guess ahead of the film, watch in unfold and enjoy where it is going.
There is plenty of action in this film. Bruce Willis shows us again why he is a brilliant action star and why he is a natural born on-screen killer. I also had a fond liking of the music in this film. The ending song is now one of my all time favorites.
I really don't know how to describe this movie except as Outstanding. Paul McGuigan has created a masterpiece in my opinion. The only thing I can suggest is watch it! You won't regret it!


Editorial Reviews:

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Lucky Number Slevin - Blu-ray Info
Comment: Version: U.S.A / Weinstein / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:49:55
Movie size: 34,91 GB
Disc size: 45,66 GB
Total bit rate: 42.35 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 34.22 Mbps
Number of chapters: 18
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 2854 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 2854kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

*************************************************************

Version: U.K / Entertainment in Video / Region A, B & C(?)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-25
Running time: 1:50:07
Movie size: 22,14 GB
Disc size: 22,86 GB
Total bit rate: 26.81 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 23.52 Mbps
Number of chapters: 16
Subtitles: English
DTS-HD Master 5.1 1459Kbps (48kHz/16-bit)

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Offbeat Twists and Turns
Comment: Lucky Slevin is anything but conventional. As it begins, you are beginning to wonder if this is just another silly character film that goes nowhere. Even good actors (Willis, Freeman) make bad movies, right? But... if you are wiling to hang in there, "Lucky" turns from silly to powerfully focused and the twists are really quite unpredictable. When this one is over you will think, "Boy, better than I ever thought this would be!" Thumbs up!

Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
Summary: Excellent crime thriller
Comment: Crime thriller in which a young man called Slevin Kelevra (played by Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for his friend Nick Fisher who owes two crime lords money. The crime lords - The Boss (played by Morgan Freeman) and The Rabbi (played by Ben Kingsley) - both demand payment within days from Slevin or else his life will be forfeit. However The Boss offers Slevin a way out of the debt owed to him: kill The Rabbi's son to avenge his own son's murder (which he believes The Rabbi was responsible for) and that debt will be cancelled. What Slevin does not know is that the two crime lords making demands of him are following the instructions of an enigmatic assassin known only as Goodkat (played by Bruce Willis), who has a mysterious link to Slevin that goes back to a horse race that took place back in 1979. Furthermore, Goodkat is in the process of executing a complex and as yet unrevealed scheme known only as a `Kansas City Shuffle', which Slevin is at the heart of...

Comments: I found this to be a first-rate and stylish crime thriller, with a compelling story at its heart. Josh Hartnett is excellent as the film's main protagonist, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley are also very good as the two crime lords with their sights both on Hartnett, and Bruce Willis is simply sublime as dispassionate and mysterious assassin Goodkat. Lucy Liu is also good as Slevin's love interest Lindsey, trying to help Slevin deal with his predicament. This film has lots of intelligent banter and lots of surprises: you will enjoy seeing all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place as what the film is about is revealed. There is also a good twist towards the end of the film. This film is violent (but not gratuitously so), and although the film did in my opinion have a few flaws it is nonetheless excellent, with a cast full of A-listers doing their jobs very well. Recommended.



Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: More Style than Substance? Maybe, But with this Much Style, it doesn't Matter!
Comment: I was gifted this movie and my first thought was, "What the hell is a Slevin?", but thanks to its clever dialogue, tongue-in-cheek humor, and excellent actors, Slevin quickly made it onto my short-list of favorite films.

This is a film that savors contrast, both in visual as well as narrative terms. Almost everything, from the wallpaper and floor tiles, to chessboards, and especially the central characters, suggests duality, light and dark, good and evil. The film itself goes from clever comedy to brutal revenge tale in the space of a single scene.

Cool visuals don't make a movie, but Slevin has plenty of cool in other places as well. Hartnett and Liu are charming and have some of the best on screen chemistry I've seen in a long time. Freeman and Kingsley are fun to watch in roles they don't usually get to play, and Willis delivers his usual steely-faced assassin bit with just the right amount of humanity.

DVD has no extra features - nada, zilch. So if you dig that stuff, you'll miss it here. Dolby Digital is available though, so you can at least get that theater quality audio.


Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Wrong Time. Wrong Place. Wrong Number.
Comment: This film took me by surprise. It is an excellent movie with a compelling story, wonderful acting and brilliant direction. I have not seen this intense a movie since "The Departed".
Josh Hartnett is great in this film. One of the best performances I have seen him in. Sir Ben Kingsley is terrific as well. The character he portrays is outstanding. Morgan Freeman and Stanley Tucci deliver good performances but overall, I think Bruce Willis came out on top. His character is fabulous and no-one but Willis could play that character the way Willis does. He has such a serious and laid back attitude for such a deadly assassin.
The story sucks you in brilliantly. Just like "The Departed", I was compelled more and more to continue to watch. The story had grasped hold of me and I could not stop watching. Of course, more and more became revealed which built it up for a shocking turn of events (if you did not see it coming). Don't try to guess ahead of the film, watch in unfold and enjoy where it is going.
There is plenty of action in this film. Bruce Willis shows us again why he is a brilliant action star and why he is a natural born on-screen killer. I also had a fond liking of the music in this film. The ending song is now one of my all time favorites.
I really don't know how to describe this movie except as Outstanding. Paul McGuigan has created a masterpiece in my opinion. The only thing I can suggest is watch it! You won't regret it!

Down-on-his-luck Slevin stumbles into a running feud between two New York gangsters, The Boss and The Rabbi. Tracked by the mysterious assassin Goodkat and distracted by his flirtatious neighbor, Slevin must use his wits to cheat death.

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