History Fridge / LuckyNumberSlevin

* What is the advantage of having a deceptively tall knock? You can avoid [[BoomHeadshot some surprises.]]

* [[BoomHeadshot What is the advantage of having a deceptively tall knock?]]

** However, the above may be averted when you take into account, [[spoiler: Nick Fisher is said to have gone to jail for sexual assaulting a 14 year old, and the gangsters who are targeted for murdered were okay with the murder of a completely innocent family just to send a message. They even hired an assassin to kill the kid because [[EvenEvilHasStandards no one else wanted to do so]]. So, in a way, it's an EvilVersusEvil scenario that reduces the above mentioned fridge horror]].

** However, the above may be averted when you take into account, [[spoiler: Nick Fisher is said to have gone to jail for sexual assaulting a 14 year old, and the gangsters who are targeted for murdered were okay with the murder of a completely innocent family just to send a message, and hired an assassin to kill the kid because no one else wanted to do so. So, in a way, it's an EvilVersusEvil scenario that reduces the above mentioned fridge horror]].

** However, the above may be averted when you take into account, [[spoiler: Nick Fisher is said to have gone to jail for sexual assaulting a 14 year old, and the gangsters who are targeted murdered were okay with the murder of a completely innocent family just to send a message, and hired an assassin to kill the kid because no one else wanted to do so. So, in a way, it's an EvilVersusEvil scenario that reduces the above mentioned fridge horror]].

* The men who pull the strings are driven by [[spoiler:revenge for the death of a family who owed money to gangsters]], which may seem a "righteous" thing to pursue given the police corruption that Slevin points out. However, they themselves kill the innocent [[spoiler:Nick Fisher who owed the same gangsters money, family members who were probably innocent (the sons), lots of goons (some of whom are possibly relatively harmless as seen when they pick up Slevin, or who possibly just owe the gangsters like Max did), and the police detective who possibly redeemed himself like Goodkat did]].

* The men who pull the strings are driven by [[spoiler:revenge for the death of a family who owed money to gangsters]]. However, they themselves kill the innocent [[spoiler:Nick Fisher who owed the same gangsters money, family members who were probably innocent (the sons), lots of goons (some of whom are possibly relatively harmless as seen when they pick up Slevin, or who possibly just owe the gangsters like Max did), and the police detective who possibly redeemed himself like Goodkat did]].

* The men who pull the strings are driven by [[spoiler:revenge for the death of a family who owed money to gangsters]]. However, they themselves kill an innocent man who [[spoiler:owed money to the same gangsters (Nick Fisher), family members who were probably innocent (the sons), lots of goons (some of whom are possibly relatively harmless as seen when they pick up Slevin, or who possibly just owe to the gangsters like Max did), and the police detective who possibly redeemed himself like Goodkat did]].

* Whenever someone tells a true story, it is shown in flashback at the normal frame rate. The Fridge Brilliance is as followed: When it comes to Slevin's recounting of how "bad things happen in threes", the frame rate is slightly different, having a shuttering effect as he recounts being fired, being evicted and his girlfriend having an affair on him. [[spoiler: However, the frame rate stops having the shuttering effect and goes to the normal frame rate when he is punched (which turns out to be the only true part of the story we find out later).]] And during your first watch through, no one would notice it. It is only after you rewatch the film does it truly stand out in comparison to the other flashbacks.

* Whenever someone tells a true story, it is shown in flashback at the normal frame rate. However, when it comes to Slevin's recounting of how "bad things happen in threes", the frame rate is slightly different, having a shuttering effect as he recounts being fired, being evicted and his girlfriend having an affair on him. [[spoiler: However, the frame rate stops having the shuttering effect and goes to the normal frame rate when he is punched (which turns out to be the only true part of the story we find out later).]]

* [[spoiler:Though it takes a second watching to pick up, there are 3 very subtle clues as to Slevin's identity; 1. Henry is seen playing with a ''baseball mitt'' and ''is promised a trip to a baseball game''; 2. A bookie is killed by ''a very fast, very well aimed baseball'', suggesting the killer ''is probably a big fan of the sport''; 3. When Slevin is told to ''play ball'', in a quick and literal-minded fashion, he quips ''"You think I'm tall enough?"'', suggesting ''he has a ball sport on his mind.'']]

* [[spoiler: So the movie never elaborates on how Goodkat knows Lindsey took a picture of him in the elevator. Then it hit me. Phones don't work in there.]] --{{Tropers/Truan}}
** Yes it does. Goodkat says "I had that same phone," (or something of the like) indicating he knew the functions and tricks.
*** After Goodkat shoots [[spoiler:Lindsey]], it seems like FridgeLogic that he doesn't bother to check whether his victim is truly dead. But here's where the FridgeBrilliance kicks in: most likely Goodkat '''does''' see that [[spoiler:Lindsey]] is still alive, but seeing this makes him realize that [[spoiler:Slevin had warned her about the hit. At that moment Goodkat knows that Slevin must really love Lindsey for him to disobey his mentor like this, and that's what makes him spare Lindsey: he can relate to Slevin's feelings for Lindsey, because similar empathy made him spare Slevin 20 years ago. So after processing all this in his head, Goodkat slips away from the morgue, letting Lindsey think she has fooled him.]] This also explains why, after [[spoiler:Slevin]] asks Goodkat how he found about [[spoiler:Slevin's plan to spare Lindsey]], Goodkat just says: "I'm a world class assassin". A world class assassin wouldn't just shoot someone once and leave, without checking out the victim really is dead.
* [[spoiler:Though it takes a second watching to pick up, there are 3 very subtle clues as to Slevin's identity; 1. Henry is seen playing with a ''baseball mitt'' and ''is promised a trip to a baseball game''; 2. A bookie is killed by ''a very fast, very well aimed baseball'', suggesting the killer ''is probably a big fan of the sport''; 3. When Slevin is told to ''play ball'', in a quick and literal-minded fashion, he quips ''"You think I'm tall enough?"'', suggesting ''he has a ball sport on his mind.'']]
** #1 and #2 combined there is enough to make it extremely obvious on their own to some.

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* FridgeBrilliance:
** [[spoiler: So the movie never elaborates on how Goodkat knows Lindsey took a picture of him in the elevator. Then it hit me. Phones don't work in there.]] --{{Tropers/Truan}}
*** Yes it does. Goodkat says "I had that same phone," (or something of the like) indicating he knew the functions and tricks.
** After Goodkat shoots [[spoiler:Lindsey]], it seems like FridgeLogic that he doesn't bother to check whether his victim is truly dead. But here's where the FridgeBrilliance kicks in: most likely Goodkat '''does''' see that [[spoiler:Lindsey]] is still alive, but seeing this makes him realize that [[spoiler:Slevin had warned her about the hit. At that moment Goodkat knows that Slevin must really love Lindsey for him to disobey his mentor like this, and that's what makes him spare Lindsey: he can relate to Slevin's feelings for Lindsey, because similar empathy made him spare Slevin 20 years ago. So after processing all this in his head, Goodkat slips away from the morgue, letting Lindsey think she has fooled him.]] This also explains why, after [[spoiler:Slevin]] asks Goodkat how he found about [[spoiler:Slevin's plan to spare Lindsey]], Goodkat just says: "I'm a world class assassin". A world class assassin wouldn't just shoot someone once and leave, without checking out the victim really is dead.
* FridgeLogic

** After Goodkat shoots [[spoiler:Lindsey]], it seems like FridgeLogic that he doesn't bother to check whether his victim is truly dead. But here's where the FridgeBrilliance kicks in: most likely Goodkat '''did''' see that [[spoiler:Lindsey]] was still alive, but seeing this made him realize that [[spoiler:Slevin had warned her about the hit. At that moment Goodkat knew that Slevin must really love Lindsey for him to disobey his mentor like this, and that's what made him spare Lindsey: he could relate to Slevin's feelings for Lindsey, because similar empathy had made him spare Slevin 20 years ago. So after processing all this in his head, Goodkat slips away from the morgue, letting Lindsey think she has fooled him.]] This also explains why, after [[spoiler:Slevin]] asks Goodkat how he found about [[spoiler:Slevin's plan to spare Lindsey]], Goodkat just says: "I'm a world class assassin". A world class assassin wouldn't just shoot someone once and leave, without checking out the victim really is dead.