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April 7, 2006

At the Movies: Engaging crime thriller undone by pat ending

By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer

Once you get past the annoying title that strains at cleverness and misses, "Lucky Number Slevin" proves to be an engaging crime romp, even though it aims so hard at wily misdirection you fear the actors may pull some muscles as they bob and weave.


LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN

Director: Paul McGuigan

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci

Rating: R for strong violence, sexuality and language

Running time: 110 minutes


 
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