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* KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: A variation on this trope in the backstory is [[TheEndingChangesEverything a twist that recontextualizes the entire movie]]. [[spoiler:Years ago, a man bet big on a fixed horse race, and wound up deep in debt to the mob when his "sure thing" backfired. To make an example of him, the mob sent a trio of hitmen to murder the man, his wife, and his young son. Goodkat, the specialist hitman brought from out-of-town specifically to kill the boy, still finds he can't go through with it and adopts the boy instead. In the present day, the boy Slevin is now a young adult, working as Goodkat's apprentice. And the two of them are running a long con to avenge Slevin's parents by hunting down everyone else involved in the hit]].
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/BruceWillis gives [[spoiler:Slevin the watch that once belonged to Slevin's father. Much like how Willis' character Butch received his father's watch in ''Film/PulpFiction'']].
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** Creator/BruceWillis gives [[spoiler:Slevin the watch that once belonged to Slevin's father. Much like how Willis' character Butch received his father's watch in''Film/PulpFiction'']].''Film/PulpFiction'']].
** Creator/BenKingsley is [[spoiler:killed by Slevin with a plastic bag over his head to suffocate to death, which is how Kingsley's character commits suicide in ''Film/HouseOfSandAndFog'']].
** Creator/BruceWillis gives [[spoiler:Slevin the watch that once belonged to Slevin's father. Much like how Willis' character Butch received his father's watch in
** Creator/BenKingsley is [[spoiler:killed by Slevin with a plastic bag over his head to suffocate to death, which is how Kingsley's character commits suicide in ''Film/HouseOfSandAndFog'']].
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-->'''The Fairy:''' [[spoiler:Who's trying to kill me]]?\\
'''Slevin:''' Me.
'''Slevin:''' Me.
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'''The Fairy:'''
'''Slevin:'''
** And then immediately after:
-->'''[[spoiler: Goodkat:]]''' That was close.\\
'''Slevin:''' Yeah…
** [[spoiler: “There is no ‘they.’ ''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge I did this to you.]]''”]]
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: There are no good guys. Even Slevin [[spoiler: kills the sons of the gangsters who killed his parents, despite the fact that neither of them had ever harmed him personally]].
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: There are no good guys. guys, except Lindsey, who only is involved due to being Nick's neighbor. Even Slevin [[spoiler: kills the sons of the gangsters who killed his parents, despite the fact that neither none of them had ever harmed him personally]].
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* CadreOfForeignBodyguards: The Rabbi hires two BadassIsraeli bodyguards to protect his son from assassination.
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* CadreOfForeignBodyguards: The Rabbi hires two BadassIsraeli bodyguards to protect his son from assassination. [[spoiler: They don't succeed, and die shortly after he does.]]
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The movie opens with [[OnlyOneName Smith]] telling a stranger of a KansasCityShuffle, recounting the story of an old horse race that a trainer tries to fix using a "drugstore handicap".[[note]]The trainer drugs a strong horse, so it underperforms but remains a minor contender; the horse is then taken it off the drugs for a specific race so its performance "boost" allows a surprise win despite awful winning odds. Anyone who knows of the fix can place a big bet on the "long shot" and win big.[[/note]] The trainer tells a friend, who tells a friend, and before long, the news reaches a family man named Max; after betting a load of cash that he doesn't have, Max watches in horror when the horse breaks its leg on the home stretch. The bookie's associates decide to make an example of Max, beating and suffocating him after having hitmen murder his wife and son. Smith clarifies that the story itself isn't a shuffle, and points off to the man's left; slipping to the right, Smith breaks his neck.
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The movie opens with [[OnlyOneName Smith]] telling a stranger of a KansasCityShuffle, recounting the story of an old horse race that a trainer tries to fix using a "drugstore handicap".[[note]]The trainer drugs a strong horse, so it underperforms but remains a minor contender; the horse is then taken it off the drugs for a specific race so its performance "boost" allows a surprise win despite awful winning odds. Anyone who knows of the fix can place a big bet on the "long shot" and win big.[[/note]] The trainer tells a friend, who tells a friend, and before long, the news reaches a family man named Max; after betting a load of cash that he doesn't have, Max watches in horror when the horse breaks its leg on the home stretch. The bookie's associates decide to make an example of Max, beating and suffocating him after having hitmen murder his wife and son. Smith clarifies that the story itself isn't a shuffle, and points off to the man's left; slipping to the right, Smith breaks his neck.
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''Lucky Number Slevin'' borrows several storytelling techniques from numerous sources, the most notable being [[Creator/QuentinTarantino Tarantino]] storytelling (e.g., inconsistent [[InMediasRes ordering]] and [[FlashbackCut cutaways]]) and [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock]] plots (most notably ''Film/NorthByNorthwest''). The film has become something of a CultClassic [[CriticalDissonance in spite of a cold critical reception]]; it is also the final film to feature Bruce Willis with hair.
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''Lucky Number Slevin'' borrows several storytelling techniques from numerous sources, the most notable being [[Creator/QuentinTarantino Tarantino]] storytelling (e.g., inconsistent [[InMediasRes ordering]] and [[FlashbackCut cutaways]]) and [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock]] plots (most notably ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'').''Film/NorthByNorthwest'', which gets namechecked in the film). The film has become something of a CultClassic [[CriticalDissonance in spite of a cold critical reception]]; it is also the final film to feature Bruce Willis with hair.
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* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:The way Sleven plays both sides.]]
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* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:The way Sleven Slevin plays both sides.]]
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** Slevin claims to suffer from a condition called “ataraxia” that numbs his emotions. [[spoiler: Ataraxia isn’t a medical condition at all. It’s a trained state of mind, meaning Slevin is ''not'' TheEveryman that he pretends to be.]]
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** [[spoiler:Max is also trapped by a 20,000 debt the moment the horse dies. Unlike Nick, his creditors ''very quickly'' come to collect]].
* TranquilFury[=/=]PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: "There is no "they"; ''I'' did this to you"/"You killed everything I love. ''Fuck you both''." Slevin doesn't raise his voice once during his entire MotiveRant]].
* TranquilFury[=/=]PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: "There is no "they"; ''I'' did this to you"/"You killed everything I love. ''Fuck you both''." Slevin doesn't raise his voice once during his entire MotiveRant]].
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** [[spoiler:Max is also trapped by a 20,000 debt $22,000 debt[[note]]$20,000 for the bet, and $2,000 for "the juice" (the bookie's cut)[[/note]] the moment the horse dies. Unlike Nick, his creditors ''very quickly'' come to collect]].
* TranquilFury[=/=]PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: "There is no"they"; 'they'; ''I'' did this to you"/"You killed everything I love. ''Fuck you both''." Slevin doesn't raise his voice once during his entire MotiveRant]].
* TranquilFury[=/=]PreMortemOneLiner: [[spoiler: "There is no
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* ThePastorsQueerKid: Used for comedic effect with The Rabbi and The Fairy. The Rabbi is allegedly completely unaware of his son's nickname (Yitzchok the Fairy) and sexuality, yet everyone else is perfectly aware of it, especially the rival gang led by The Boss as well as the cops. The comedic aspect comes in since Yitzchok seems pretty obviously effeminate, though not stereotypically flaming gay, so one has to wonder if The Rabbi is simply in denial or just misinterprets his son's behavior. [[spoiler:It also is a plot point for Slevin, who manages to get close to Yitzchok to kill him by pretending to be gay as well and getting himself a date with him.]]
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/BruceWillis gives [[spoiler:Slevin the watch that once belonged to Slevin's father. Much like Bruce Willis' character received his father's watch in ''Film/PulpFiction'']].
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/BruceWillis gives [[spoiler:Slevin the watch that once belonged to Slevin's father. Much like Bruce how Willis' character Butch received his father's watch in ''Film/PulpFiction'']].
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: There are two sets of them: Elvis and Sloe, the black gangsters; and Saul and the Mute, the Jewish gangsters. [[spoiler:Interestingly enough, all four men meet their ends by Goodkat's hand]].
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: ThoseTwoGuys: There are two sets of them: Elvis and Sloe, the black gangsters; and Saul and the Mute, the Jewish gangsters. [[spoiler:Interestingly enough, all four men meet their ends by Goodkat's hand]].
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: The Rabbi accepts his death, unlike The Boss who vainly tries to save himself.]]]
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: The Rabbi accepts his death, unlike The Boss who vainly tries to save himself.]]]]]
