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Slevin has just arrived at his friend Nick's New York appartment when there's a knock on the door. Inquisitive neighbour Lindsey calls in to see who the stranger is in Nick's apartment. She has no sooner left than there's anotherknock on the door. Thinking Lindsay has returned he opens the door and is confronted by two very nasty customers. They've been sent to pickup Slevin. The Boss wants to see him. Why? Because Nick owes him money. Protesting his innocence Slevin is taken to the fortress style appartment of The Boss. Suddenly he finds himself thrown into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses; The Rabbi and The Boss. Funnily enough, both crims say he owes them money, despite the fact that neither of them have ever met Nick. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Mr Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him. A longshot that might work. |
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"A wise-cracking young man mistaken for someone else, two warring crime bosses, a mysterious hit man, a curious lady
coroner and a bloody body count that keeps growing -- all deserve to be highlighted, as do the film’s strong performances,
artsy cinematography, surprise-filled script and creative editing." Betty Jo Tucker REEL TALK MOVIE REVIEWS "Bottom line, this is thoroughly entertaining. This is the best role of Hartnett's career and he doesn't disappoint." John Venable SUPERCALA.COM "McGuigan has created a great looking movie." Joshua Tyler CINEMABLEND.COM "An enjoyable thriller with strong cult potential, due to its offbeat performances and its witty, quotable script." Matthew Turner VIEWLONDON "Indeed, what I liked most about "The Wrong Man" is that all the characters talk a blue streak, often with wit and panache to spare. Everyone, it seems, has a story to tell and can’t wait to tell it. After a while, the stories begin to collide with each other, until the biggest whopper of all redefines all the character alignments we have been persuaded to accept. The central poltergeist in the proceedings is a mysteriously omnipresent mob assassin played by Bruce Willis and impudently named Goodkat." Andrew Sarris THE NEW YORK OBSERVER "Josh Hartnett ("Sin City") indulges in a snappy tongue-in-cheek puzzle of a thriller that's akin to eating ten flavors of ice cream at once." Cole Smithey COLESMITHEY.COM |
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"The grudge between The Boss and The Rabbi is brilliantly crafted by director Paul McGuigan with a distinctive feel to it,
in a similar way to how Baz Luhrmann portrayed the war between the Montagues amd Cupulets in his 1996 adaptation of
"Romeo + Juliet". Hollywood heavyweights Kingsley and Freeman continually raise the bar and make acting look effortless.
When all appears done and dusted, "The Wrong Man" keeps pulling out twists and turns to keep audiences guessing to the very
end. This is an almost faultless film." Jonathan Pedreira BRISBANE WHAT'S ON "It starts with a dead body, a briefcase and numbers in a ledger. There is a horse race, a hooker named Gloria and a dope doctor with a big mouth. By the time we get to meet Josh Hartnett's Slevin, wearing nothing but a mauve and white floral towel around his well toned abs, the body count has risen and the violence is bloody." Louise Keller URBAN CINEFILE "They don't make many films like "The Wrong Man" these days. And they don't make them as fresh, innovative or visually indulging. The twisty thriller genre has become a little dormant these days - perhaps audiences don't want a film that's more clever than them? 'The Wrong Man' is a sharp, nifty and always fascinating thriller that has Hitchcock qualities, a Tarantino-pulse and revitalises a genre that could do with further films like it." Chris Cappola MOVIE MARSHALL "Wit, charm, good looks - the latest collaboration between director Paul McGuigan and actor Josh Hartnett has all the elements required to pull off a successful con. For the most part the film's witty one-liners and pop culture sensibility serve it well. As does a sharp eye for design. The wallpaper backdrops make even Florence Broadhurst look restrained." Vicky Roach DAILY TELEGRAPH "The production design is extremely striking giving the film a distinctively different look. This is a film for people who like their thrillers to be brain-teasers, and on that level there’s a lot to enjoy. McGuigan, who made "Wicker Park, directs with skill and a sharp sense of style, and the actors are all very good, especially Liu as the flirtatious neighbour." David Stratton ABC AT THE MOVIES |
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