Review of American Gangster (2007) by Benb. — 30 Nov 2007
I'm sorry to all those who liked this movie, but I was very disappointed. The brilliant advertising campaign for this movie forgot to include that this movie was only for those with time to waste.
Russell Crowe's performance was very believable, with Denzel Washington's less impressive, but decent. The script here (Scarface with a conscience?) was pretty much like every gangster movie ever made but - guess what! - the main character is African American! That's a great reason to rehash every sad gangster cliche ever penned! The writers of this movie should be forced to make the script more intelligent and the character of Denzel Washington more believable.
A disappointment.
This review of American Gangster (2007) was written by Benb. on 30 Nov 2007.
American Gangster has generally received very positive reviews.
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