Review of American Gangster (2007) by Genel — 12 Nov 2007
Similar to Michael Mann's Heat, in that the two main actors, Crowe and Washington, do not share the screen until the tail end of the movie, but this film is not as good as Heat. Ridley Scott does a good job of developing the two primary characters, but I found myself not engrossed by their motivations.
In the end it really is a run-of-the-mill cops and bad guys flick with some corruption thrown in and cliches. For ex, the obligatory "wife" of the gangster who we don't really care for since her character was not developed.
Moreover, we don't care about many of the supporting actors here because the story doesn't really flush them out. I honestly don't understand why the critics are crazy about this flick.
It's okay, but really not an instant classic. Performances good. Story mediocre.
This review of American Gangster (2007) was written by Genel on 12 Nov 2007.
American Gangster has generally received very positive reviews.
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