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American Gangster (2007) - Critic Reviews - Page 7 of 8

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By Thomas Caldwell (278) for Cinema Autopsy (278) on 02 Nov 2007

Details concerning the institutionalised corruption in the New York police force and how the Vietnam War was used to smuggle heroin into the…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 01 Nov 2007

[Ridley Scott] wants to make a Godfather-style epic, and he doesn't have the horses -- or the story -- to pull it off…

Review of American Gangster (2007)

By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 01 Nov 2007

More like a whitewashed blaxploitation effort in the hopes of classing it up without the necessary respect paid to its origin; biography without…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 01 Nov 2007

Its politics could have muddled and distracted, but instead the presence of a point of view staved off biopic boredom…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 01 Nov 2007

Scott presents the mob leader as a beaten-down minority who finally gets his due, but not without a serious look at the consequences…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for Window to the Movies (638) on 01 Nov 2007

Sure we've seen this sort of thing before. But every time we see it, we're entertained…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 01 Nov 2007

A finely weaved tapestry of absolute corruption and its effects on the key players and those unlucky souls caught in the crossfire…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 01 Nov 2007

generally possesses the feel of a rough cut that's in dire need of trimming…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 01 Nov 2007

Where it fails is in its sense of scale. It's definitely not an epic. And it's not a great film. But it's a good one…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for OhmyNews.com (129) on 01 Nov 2007

Denzel Washington has become the John Wayne of his generation: perfecting his one acting face of mild displeasure and sticking to his guns…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for tonymedley.com (461) on 01 Nov 2007

Despite reprehensibly painting the charming real Frank White as admirable when in fact he was a cold-blooded killer and drug pusher, this is…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 01 Nov 2007

Denzel and Crowe sounds like a showdown for the ages, but it's just a solid film instead of being legendary, which is nothing to be ashamed of…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 01 Nov 2007

a bloated crime tome that meanders far too much before it gets to its point. In addition, I did not care once I got there…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 01 Nov 2007

Takes what should have been a mesmerizing slice of urban historical grit and grinds it into roughly two hours of standard issue cinema…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 01 Nov 2007

A strikingly photogenic but lethargic cops and crimelords yarn, it gives us a number of formidable talents laboring on a story that never develops…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 01 Nov 2007

American Gangster is good old-fashioned knuckles-to-the-jaw entertainment…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 01 Nov 2007

[Ridley Scott] wants to make a Godfather-style epic, and he doesn't have the horses -- or the story -- to pull it off…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 01 Nov 2007

plays like Serpico by way of Scarface if Tony Montana was an accountant…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Cinematical (752) on 01 Nov 2007

American Gangster isn't bad or poorly-made or unsatisfactory; it's just good enough to make you painfully aware of all the ways it could have…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 01 Nov 2007

American Gangster shoots for epic stature and misses, but Washington hits the mark from start to finish in one of the year's best performances,…

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