Review of American Gangster (2007) by Adamk. — 17 Dec 2007
A mostly decent flick with a solid cast. Its a gangster movie set in the early 70s based on the heroine drug trade in America, mostly NY. The stand out actor in this movie for me was Josh Brolin...plays a dirty special detective in NY.
Anyway - t...(read more)his is a "new" take on the typical gangster movies you've been watching for years but it is still littered with the dirty cop, Italian mafia, ghettos full of junkies stereotypical images you've seen on TV and the big screen in those same years.
Most of the actors seem to stretch themselves except Denzel...he plays Denzel playing a drug trafficker. Denzel's base is good, but it'd be nice to see him get out of his comfort zone...a lot.
Make this part of your Netflix list.
This review of American Gangster (2007) was written by Adamk. on 17 Dec 2007.
American Gangster has generally received very positive reviews.
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