Line #49 Characters/LuckyNumberSlevin


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9	[[folder:Slevin]]
10	!!Slevin Kelevra
11	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JoshHartnett
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13	A random New Yorker in town to visit his friend Nick Fisher, who is missing. He is then mistaken for Nick by two separate crime organizations that Nick owes money to.
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15	* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Basically why Slevin is caught doing the dirty work of two rival mobsters. It's either do as he's told or be killed. [[spoiler: Actually, that was AllAccordingToPlan]].
16	* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:''"Fuck you both."'']]
17	* Catch22Dilemma: Working for both bosses presents the problem of having the other side likely killing him for succeeding. [[spoiler: Subverted in that Slevin is revealed to be playing them both against each other in order to avenge his parents.]]
18	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite his smartass behaviour and slightly dorky attitude, it turns out that Slevin [[spoiler:was trained by a world-class assassin, and is quite TheChessmaster]].
19	* TheChessmaster: Surprisingly, [[spoiler:he plays both The Rabbi and The Boss like a fiddle, putting both in an emotionally defensive state; the Boss by killing his son so he comes looking for revenge, and the Rabbi with the threat of his own son's imminent death.]]
20	* DeadpanSnarker: In part due to his alleged condition, Slevin has no problem snarking even in the face of imminent danger.
21	* TheEveryman: Unlike most of the other characters, Slevin is relatively down-to-earth and just normal. [[spoiler:Subverted as it's exactly what he wants others to see him as]].
22	* FlirtingUnderFire: Slevin and Lindsey build up most of their romance in this manner. Despite the fact that Slevin is on the hit list of two warring gangs, he and Lindsey find time to flirt, go to dinner (where Slevin is able to shadow a man he has been told to kill), and spend a night together.
23	* LaserGuidedTykebomb: [[spoiler:Raised from childhood by Goodkat to one day enact a brutal revenge on those who wronged him]].
24	* MeaningfulName: Slevin is the [[spoiler:name of the horse race--Lucky Number Slevin]]. Kelevra means [[spoiler: "bad dog", referencing his relationship to Goodkat, as well as Brikowski]].
25	* MrFanservice: He spends most of the first half of the film in just a ModestyTowel. Lindsey keeps trying to get a look.
26	* ObfuscatingStupidity: It turns out that [[spoiler:his condition may or may not be faked. Behind the dorky, smartass persona is a CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass that is capable of playing two mob bosses against each other]].
27	* PreMortemOneLiner:
28	--> [[spoiler: Shlomo whispers he'll double whatever they're paying you Slevin laughs, then drops the smile "There is no "they"; ''I'' did this to you."]]
29	--> [[spoiler: "You destroyed everything I ever loved. Fuck you both."]]
30	--> [[spoiler: "Bad dog."]]
31	* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:His real motivation is to avenge the demises of parents]].
32	* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Murders both The Rabbi and Boss's sons for this exact reason. Their deaths are simply a means to an end in the long run]].
33	* TheScapegoat: Both the Rabbi and the Boss are quite happy to use him as one to get to the other. Slevin is not only fully aware of this, [[spoiler:he's counting on it]].
34	* ShirtlessScene: Spends a good portion of screen time in nothing but a towel.
35	* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: Slevin is masterfully good at keeping his composure, betraying zero sign of his wrathful animosity towards the Boss or the Rabbi during his interactions with them both until they are finally at his non-existent mercy, and even when he’s snuffing them out for what they did to his family he only lets his demeanour slip just enough to reveal just how much he despises them.]]
36	* TraumaCongaLine: He informs Lindsey about how he came to be in his current predicament. He lost his job, comes home to find his girlfriend cheating on him and then gets mugged. Then a bunch of gangsters show up, mistake him for someone who owes them a lot of money and it gets worse from there. [[spoiler: It turns out the whole "bad day" story was a fabrication and he deliberately engineered the case of mistaken identity as well]].
37	* WalkingSpoiler: If you read ''anything'' tagged as spoiler you might have spoiled TheReveal.
38	* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:The reason that he plays both The Boss and The Rabbi against each other, since they killed his family]].
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40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder:Goodkat]]
43	!!Goodkat
44	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/BruceWillis
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46	A world-class assassin called in for the jobs no one else wants. These include killing children and executing a revenge hit on an extremely dangerous criminal organization.
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48	* AskAStupidQuestion: ''"How'd you find out?"''
49	--> '''Goodkat''': I'm a world-class assassin, fuckhead. How'd you think I found out?
50	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Nick Fisher initially appears to be relatively normal, but he turns out to have been a child rapist. Pretty hard to feel sorry for him after Goodkat offs him]].
51	* TheChessmaster: Being a world-class assassin, he has to plan everything meticuously. [[spoiler: Slevin got it from him.]]
52	* GunsAkimbo: When he takes out [[spoiler: Yitzchok's bodyguards.]]
53	* HitmanWithAHeart: It turns out that [[spoiler:when Slevin was a child, he refused to kill him because he WouldntHurtAChild. After realising that Slevin helped Lindsey fake her death, he lets her live and leave with him]].
54	* KansasCityShuffle: He [[DiscussedTrope discusses]] this trope with Nick [[spoiler:before giving him a lethal demonstration when he breaks his neck.]]
55	* MentorArchetype: [[spoiler:To Slevin.]]
56	* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:Turns out to be Slevin.]]
57	* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler: To Slevin, given his father dies in the origin.]]
58	* ProfessionalKiller: He works as an assassin.
59	* SoftSpokenSadist: He may be HitmanWithAHeart, but he is still ruthless enough to take the jobs no one else does. And not once does he raise his voice in the entire film.
60	* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Had The Boss and The Rabbi offed young Slevin themselves, Goodkat wouldn't have spared Slevin and helped him with his revenge years later.]]
61	* WouldntHurtAChild: After being brought in specifically to off one, [[spoiler:he spares young Slevin and raises him as a LaserGuidedTykebomb]].
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63	[[/folder]]
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65	[[folder:Lindsey]]
66	!!Lindsey
67	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/LucyLiu
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69	Nick Fisher's next door neighbor. She quickly takes a liking to Slevin.
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71	* AccidentalPervert: Though not so much on her attempt to recreate the event a second time. According to some sources, Lucy Liu actually ''did'' get a good look at Josh Hartnett during that scene...
72	* FlirtingUnderFire: With Slevin.
73	* GenkiGirl: In a movie full of ruthless killers, gangsters and manipulators, her happy, uneventful life stands out by comparison.
74	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Though it turns out Goodkat never bought it]].
75	* HospitalHottie: She works as a coroner.
76	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Subverted in that Slevin [[spoiler: turns out not to be TheEveryMan who needs a "kick" in his boring life after all]], and that while the "manic" holds true, she remains fairly grounded through all that happens, trying to find easier solutions rather then the seemingly more convoluted plans Slevin goes through.
77	* SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: The reason Goodkat feels she needs to be dealt with permanently. She survives, and when he finds out he's content to let her live.]]
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79	[[/folder]]
80
81	[[folder:The Boss]]
82	!!The Boss
83	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/MorganFreeman
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85	The boss of an African-American crime gang. He has been in competition with the Rabbi for years.
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87	* AppropriatedAppellation: It's actually the reason [[spoiler: he and the Rabbi stopped working together. You can't have two guys called The Boss, and he was the one everyone assumed to be the boss]].
88	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He definitely had his fate coming]].
89	* TheChessmaster: Prides himself of being this. [[spoiler: He's wrong.]]
90	* DeadpanSnarker: His reaction to Slevin asking about Slim is showing his corpse and wondering why he isn't answering.
91	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His son and wife.
92	* FauxAffablyEvil: He ''sounds'' pretty calm and restrained, but he is always making coy, veiled threats with his words.
93	* TheKillerBecomesTheKilled: [[spoiler:The Boss and The Rabbi murder Max and most of his family. Several years later, Max's son destroys everything he cared for and kills him (plus the Rabbi) the exact same way that he did]].
94	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Slevin kills his son and then suffocates him exactly the same way The Boss did to his father]].
95	* MeaningfulName: Why do they call him "The Boss"? Because he's the boss.
96	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's eventually revealed to be [[spoiler: Anthony in his final conversation with Shlomo (The Rabbi)]].
97	* {{Revenge}}: The plot is kicked off due him wanting to get his upon the Rabbi.
98	* SmugSnake: [[spoiler: He thinks he is "the cat" and Slevin is "the mouse", but when all is said and done, he is no match for Slevin.]]
99	* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Plays right into Slevin and Goodkat's scheme]].
100	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:As he is about to die, the Boss becomes erratic and screams a lot.]]
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102	[[/folder]]
103
104	[[folder:The Rabbi]]
105	!!The Rabbi
106	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/BenKingsley
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108	The boss of a Jewish crime gang. He has been in competition with the Boss for years.
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110	* AffablyEvil: He actually sounds pretty friendly when he talks to Slevin, threats to his life apart.
111	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:While he comes off slightly more sympathetically than The Boss, he was still a murderous crime lord that killed almost an entire family for petty reasons]].
112	* BaldOfEvil: He has no hair, and fits the "evil" part pretty well.
113	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He loves his son.
114	* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:While the Boss gasps and despairs as he dies, The Rabbi merely gives a resigned stare to the horizon.]]
115	* TheKillerBecomesTheKilled: [[spoiler:The Boss and The Rabbi murder Max and most of his family. Several years later, Max's son destroys everything they cared for and kills them the exact same way that they killed Max]].
116	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Slevin kills his son and then suffocates him exactly the same way The Rabbi did to his father.]]
117	* LivingLieDetector: The Rabbi claims that he can easily spot a lie. People are therefore very careful with their words around him, so as to not have him realize he's being tricked. [[spoiler:One of the things that kills him is that even when he realizes Slevin is telling the truth about not being Nick Fisher, he fails to find out who he actually is]].
118	* MeaningfulName: Why do they call him "The Rabbi"? Because he's a rabbi.
119	* NoHonorAmongThieves: Tried to murder his former criminal partner the Boss. Why? [[spoiler: Only one person can be the boss. Since Anthony was called ''The Boss'' most assumed he was the one ultimately calling the shots. That didn't sit well with The Rabbi. So he felt he had to remove the "confusion" over who was running the show]].
120	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's eventually revealed to be [[spoiler: Shlomo in his last conversation with Anthony (The Boss)]].
121	* ReligiousBruiser: A scene is dedicated to him elaborating on this concept.
122	* RulesLawyer: He takes on a pretty liberal interpretation of rabbi culture to justify his gangster life.
123	* SawedOffShotgun: The Rabbi's weapon of choice.
124	* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: When he threatens to kill the Boss, he says it very calmly.]]
125	* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Like his rival the Boss.]]
126	* WickedCultured: He discusses films with Slevin.
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128	[[/folder]]
129
130	[[folder:The Fairy]]
131	!!Yitzchok The Fairy
132
133	The Rabbi's son. Everyone knows he's homosexual--except the Rabbi.
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135	* CadreOfForeignBodyguards: The Rabbi hires two Badass Israeli bodyguards to protect his son from assassination.
136	* MeaningfulName: Why do they call him "The Fairy?" Because he's homosexual.
137	* RevengeByProxy: The Boss wants him dead in order to hurt The Rabbi and avenge his son. [[spoiler: Though it turns out this is actually ''Slevin's'' real reason for killing him too]].
138	* StraightGay: Despite the name, he's not CampGay.
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140	[[/folder]]
141
142	[[folder:Detective Brikowski]]
143	!!Detective Brikowski
144	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/StanleyTucci
145
146	The detective put in charge of investigating Slevin and his connections to the crime gangs.
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148	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Slevin offs him by shooting him in the head. He murdered Slevin's mother, so it's karmic.]]
149	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Brikowski is shot in the head by Slevin, who had been waiting in the back seat of Brikowski's car.]]
150	* DangerTakesABackseat: [[spoiler:Slevin hides in the back of Brikowski's car before shooting him in the head.]]
151	* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: He murdered Slevin's mother to wipe his gambling debts.]]
152	* DirtyCop: He's a gambling addict in the Police Department, and it turns out [[spoiler:he murdered Slevin's mother]].
153	* TheGamblingAddict: The Boss's bookie used to be his bookie. Brikowski even says he basically handed over his paychecks to him.
154	* {{Jerkass}}: Not a very likable guy when first introduced [[spoiler: and by the end is even less sympathetic]].
155	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Invoked by Slevin, who makes sure he knows exactly why he's about to die before killing him]].
156	* TrappedByGamblingDebts: [[spoiler: It's implied that it was so bad he killed Slevin's mother to wipe his debts clean]].
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158
159	[[folder:"The Passenger"]]
160	!!Nick Fisher
161	-> '''Played by:''' Creator/SamJaeger
162	* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:While his death was merely an attempt to get to other people, he is presented as nobody who will be missed, due to being a sex offender.]]
163	* {{Ephebophile}}: [[spoiler:The real Fisher allegedly molested a teenager.]]
164	* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: [[spoiler:Slevin has him killed to make it look like he murdered Yitzhak, placing his corpse at the crime scene.]]
165	[[/folder]]

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