Lucky Number Slevin Starring Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman

 Everyone---are you ready for a big dose of action with an all-star cast from the “Cream of the Crop Actors”? Then this is the movie for you.

Slevin Kelevra (Josh Hartnett) is invited by a friend---Nick Fisher (Sam Jaeger) to come for a visit. However, he finds his friend Nick is not home at the moment. So he makes himself at home by taking a long shower to wash his troubled week of stress away.

His terrible week included being robbed---while he walked the streets in an easy mode--- he enjoyed the window displays when he came to the city. Slevin was minding his own business when suddenly he was hit in the face and robbed.

Now he is tired, bruised, broke and worried about his absent friend---this was not like Nick not to be here to make him feel welcomed.

He gets out of his leisurely shower feeling refreshed as much a worried guy can be---when someone knocked on his friend’s apartment door. He answered it with a towel wrapped around his waist---it is Lindsey (Lucy Liu) the neighbor who is friendly, talkative and little nosy.

Lindsey wanted to know what happened to his face. So he explained---and he hoped she would leave---but she stayed longer---because she liked the view---of Slevin and his towel.

After Lindsey left Nick’s apartment---Slevin had two more visitors. Two gangsters who worked for “The Boss” Elvis (Dorian Missick) and Sloe (Mykelti Williamson) told Slevin the Boss wanted to see him.

Slevin tells them---I am not who you think I am---I do not live here.

Sloe told him---you look like the guy who lives here.

Slevin---asked them---You have never seen him---have you?

Still with a towel wrapped around his waist---Slevin ends up stand in front of the Boss (Morgan Freeman) and tried to explain this was a case of mistaken identity. He says to the Boss---I am not the guy you want.

Slevin does not know at this point Nick owed both the Boss and the Rabbi money. And if he knew while standing there in front of the Boss--- his towel might fall off.

The Boss wanted him to kill the son of the Rabbi in revenge for him murdering the Boss’ son. And as if this is not enough for Slevin to worry about. Both powerful bosses--- the Boss and the Rabbi (Sir Ben Kingsley) crime lords--- hired a professional hitman Mr. Goodkat (Bruce Willis); who is a heartless killer.

And while Slevin is trying to just stay alive---from being caught in the middle; he must feel like a very unlucky guy.

What will happen next? Will Slevin and Lindsey fall in love in the middle of his identity crisis? Will his friend Nick finally show up? Will Detective Brisowski (Stanley Tucci) continue to pressure Slevin to help him get the two crime lords?

I really like this DVD because of the action and the fact it might not be too far from fiction imitating life. What a great time we live in---as we do not need to leave home for entertainment. Just put in a DVD and pop some corn---for a lovely family night, girl’s night or special someone night to watch a great movie.

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Pearl Harbor Starring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale and Josh Hartnett

 This is a magnificent movie---it has history, action, romance and a fantastic love story. But let’s start at the beginning of our story in 1923 in the beautiful state of Tennessee. 

Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and his best friend Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) are young boys playing in an old stripped airplane. Probably an old discarded crop duster left in an old shed a perfect gift for little boys to let their imagination soar among the clouds with their heroes.

The boys were best friends living near each other. Rafe always protected Danny because he was younger ---like any older brother would do for their younger brother. All they dreamed about was flying together one day.

In 1940 Adolph Halter draws all of Europe into war and even though France has fallen to Hilter America still refuses to join the ranks of war.

n Long Island January 1941 Rafe and Danny are officially pilots after two years of training and now they know how to handle an airplane for real. So much so they get in trouble doing maneuvers with their airplanes showing how good they are in the sky.

Their last stunt got them both called into Lt. Col. James Doolittle’s (Alex Baldwin) office. First called into his office for a reprimand was Danny and he listened a while and then told the Lt. Col. That he was only trying to inspire the men like he the Lt. Col. Inspired him.

So, this took the wind out of the Lt. Col. Sails for a moment and the Lt. Col. Doolittle said that is BS McCawley, but very,

 very good BS. He said McCawley you remind me of myself 15 years ago.

Lt. Col. Doolittle told McCawley the British have accepted you into the Eagle Squadron and you will be on your way to England if you want to go.

What would you go Major?

I would go even though we will probably be in war soon because of Hitler and I will need you here with me.

Yes Sir---I am on my way.

Then Rafe tells his best friend Danny about his assignment and he is upset.

Danny said--- Guess what it is not combat training over there---it is war. There are no winners the losers die and the ones who come home are wrecks like my dad.

Rafe said--- I will be 25 years old---I will be an old man and they will want me to be a flight instructor, and I don’t want to do loops I want to be a combat fighter.

A group of nurses are on a train going to their assignment---Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson (Kate Breckinsale), Nurse Barbara (Catherine Kellner), nurse Betty ( Jaime King), Nurse Sandra (Jennifer Garner) and Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson is asked to tell a story about her experience of four weeks ago.

After Rafe leaves the office of the Lt. Col. Doolittle a bus is waiting to take all the pilots to be examined and inoculated. Evelyn tells about meeting Rafe as she gave him is eye examination.

Rafe was afraid that he would fail because he had trouble reading letters. And he explained this all to Lt. Evelyn Johnson---and since she knew how important flying was because her father was a pilot she passed him.

And so the love story begins and I will stop here as not to spoil the movie for you when you see it. It is one of my favorite Ben Affleck Movies. Ben’s wife Jennifer Garner was in this film also as Nurse Sandra. She is easily recognized by her deep dimples---a beautiful lady. They were not dating at this time---that came later.

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