Continuity mistake: When Slevin is in Nick's apartment the second time, eating the sandwich, the way he holds it changes between shots.
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett and Bruce Willis are partners. Hartnett doesn't know Nick Fisher, he found the name in a bookies book. Fisher is none other than the man at the beginning of the movie (the one that Bruce Willis killed at the airport). Hartnett is the one that killed Morgan Freeman's son. Hartnett is getting revenge on Freeman and Ben Kingsley because they killed his parents twnety years ago, in the story that Willis told at the beginning of the movie. The kid in the story is actually Josh Hartnett. Willis was the one holding the gun at him, but he didn't kill him. Hartnett kills Freeman and Kingsley. Bruce Willis shoots Lucy Liu because she took his picture, but Hartnett warned her and she was wearing a vest and had fake blood. Also, Det. Brikowski is the one that killed Hartnett's mother, so Hartnett kills him. Hartnett used the name Slevin because Slevin was the name of the horse at the beginning of the movie.
Dylan Coolidge
More mistakes in Lucky Number Slevin
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?
Question: Did Slevin actually suffer from Ataraxia? He lied about most things, and I couldn't be certain about that.
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: 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."