Deliberate mistake: In the parking lot at the horse track, the old cars are so huge, they don't fit properly in the tiny modern spaces. They are hanging over the backs of the spaces so badly that the drivers would only have about two feet to try and get their enormous cars out of the spaces.
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Josh Hartnett
Continuity mistake: When Slevin is in Nick's apartment the second time, eating the sandwich, the way he holds it changes between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Slevin is eating the first sandwich he eats in the movie, it changes from being half eaten to having only one bite taken out of it.
Slevin: How do you justify being a rabbi... and a gangster?
The Rabbi: I don't. I'm a bad man who doesn't waste time wondering what could've been when I am what could've been and what could not have been. I live on both sides of the fence. My grass is always green. Consider, Mr. Fisher... there are two men sitting here before you, and one of them you should be very afraid of. Where's my money?
Slevin: How do you get to two men that can't be gotten to? You get them to come to you.
Mr. Goodkat: I'm gonna kill somebody.
Question: Why does Slevin make Goodcat break his nose?
Question: Did Slevin actually suffer from Ataraxia? He lied about most things, and I couldn't be certain about that.
Answer: I've considered 2 possibilities. One being the answer given about his cover, but I think he may have actually had it. When Goodcat is pointing a gun in his face as a child, he doesn't look scared in the least. The death of his parents "killed him" giving him the condition. Later proof is when he tells the Boss "You can only kill me once."
Answer: I don't think so. Everything that happens is a part of his plan, so rather than try to act scared, he just tells people he has a condition. In reality, he was very worried for Lindsay and pre-occupied with revenge.
Answer: No, like the rest of his "cover" (being mugged, being a friend of Nick's) he made it up. It was simply a way to plausibly explain why he was so calm through everything, when in fact he was calm because it was all part of his plan.
Answer: I doubt he suffered from ataraxia. His ability to be calm, "cool", and collected (under circumstances in which most people would be anxious, afraid, etc.) is more likely due to sociopathy. Sociopaths also tend to be chronic liars and manipulators and can be great impostors. Many have lost one or both parents early in life - Slevin's parents were murdered during his adolescence and he was subsequently reared by a career criminal. Slevin was also seeking vengeance for the murders that happened many years earlier, so having "peace of mind" or tranquility BEFORE getting the revenge seems highly unlikely.
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Answer: When Slevin first tells Lindsey about his time in New York, he told her he was mugged and got his nose broken. We later find out this isn't true. To make his story seem valid, however, Goodcat breaks his nose.