Review of American Gangster (2007) by Jackb. — 24 Mar 2008
This film is completely watchable, and not boring. But given that you had a formerly great director (Ridley Scott) working with a truly great actor (Denzel Washington) on a story with real potential for depth, it was amazingly flat.
No real development of Denzel's character, despite some interesting possibilities (he'd just gotten back from Vietnam in 1968! And he came back to Harlem in the middle of one of its most vibrant and, yes, messed up periods!) You never even get a feeling you're IN Harlem here.
Really a surprising failure of a movie.
This review of American Gangster (2007) was written by Jackb. on 24 Mar 2008.
American Gangster has generally received very positive reviews.
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