Review of Lucky Number Slevin

LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN - STORY: Due to a series of unfortunate events, a young man becomes embroiled in a war between NY mafia heads.

LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN - MESSAGE: A good plan and cool-headed deception can eliminate even the biggest threat. True justice can be accomplished with enough courage. Good or bad actions have like consequences. No problem too big to solve.

LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN - WIN: The child remained calm and didn't have fear in the face of threat. Showed a life of crime brought about unhappiness in the mob bosses. Showed the strength of true love. Slevin met obstacles head on. Nice spirit of play and irony reflected in wordplay. Nice aesthetic touch with the exaggerated wallpaper and furnishings, which enabled locations to be very distinct from each other. The symptoms weren't the target, but the cause. Slevin had good differentiation between good intentions and bad ones. In the crime boss minions, showed that crime attracts the stupid. Showed that crime can be taught (and isn't inherent.)

LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN - LOSE: Promotes free love, alcohol use and non-nutritious white bread. Glorifies assassin and doesn't show the natural spiritual decay from having such a job. Gave the mob crowd personalities which are too emotionally upbeat.

LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN - EFFECT ON ME: Made me want to explore the use of wordplay in my script. I felt as though I'd experienced a good, well-crafted story. It gave me a sense that one person can do something about even those things which seem unsolvable. I felt like someone who has been taken out on the dance floor for a spin.