American Gangster

12/14/2007 Posted by s_e_a_n

this movie is great, a heart pounding drama will keep you enjoyed through out the i movie,well not good for people how dont want to see a man lit on fire,a lot of people thought there would be more death,for me,i got all that i wanted [and more!] see it!

Pros: good acting

Cons: bad plot

11/27/2007 Posted by sistahgirlsugar

Phenomenal! Denzel is amazing. Russell is thought-provoking. This movie is an instant classic! A MUST SEE!!!

Pros: Everything!

Cons: Nothing!

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11/26/2007 Posted by davidhgay

Johnny Depp as a distributor, Al Pachino in SCARFACE and now Denzell Washington in AMERICAN GAGSTER. Why does Holloywood keep taking the "dredges of life" and make heroes out of them. We sensationalize the use of narcotics and make the life look very glamorous and enticing. This was a well acted movie with GREAT actors. But what kind of message are we sending? Let's take a long hard look at what the "image" that we create stand for and where it takes the youth of today!

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful

11/16/2007 Posted by proessentials

This movie was great. At first, I didn't want to see it. My son talked me into it. I'm happy I went.

Cons: Would to have liked to know what Frank Lucas does in his life these days

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

11/10/2007 Posted by ladolcevita1

My boyfriend was so looking forward to this movie. At 2 hrs 40 min it was long, and it had some great scenes, however, it was as if there was too much middle and not enough end. The movie goes on and on with general life style of both main characters, which is fine but it was as if the director realized oops we've got 2 hours so far. We better rap this up. They could have done so much more with the end. It felt really unsatisfying that they took such a dramatic story and just rapped up the end in five minutes. I think because of the the length of this movie and because it didn't live up to its hype, it would best be watched on DVD. The actors did do a great acting job. This could've been a great movie, but somehow, it just missed the mark.

Pros: great cinematography, great acting

Cons: 2hr 40 min movie, abrupt ending

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

11/09/2007 Posted by hollywoodred22

DENZEL DENZEL DEZEL ,, IS ALWAY GOING TO BE MY BOY, HE REALLY BROUGHT OUT THE ROLE HE PLAYED IN THIS MOVIE,, I LOVED IT ,, I MEAN DENZEL IS A GREAT ACTOR ALL AND ALL ..I FELT LIKE I WAS IN THAT TIME PEROID ,, IT WAS A GOOD SETTING ,, GOOD MOVIE

Pros: THE ACTORS OVER ALL

Cons: I DONT HAVE ONE

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

11/09/2007 Posted by ephraimh

Based on the trailers, I was expecting a lot more bloodshed. Sure, a lot of people were offed, but not in a pyrotechnic way and there weren't a slew of innocent casualties as there so often are in many violent movies these days. Based on an article titled, "The Return of Superfly", this is a movie about, Harlem, and who's in charge. Who's in charge of the "good guys", as well, was fascinating and believable. The look and sounds of the settings were very familiar - real to life. There is some great camera work throughout the film. The dialog was not exaggerated or sloppy - no somber, dire, gratuitous stuff. The cussing fit and no one yelled except when it was necessary. I was more impressed by Russel Crowe in his role as the good guy, Richie Roberts, than I was with Denzel Washington as the bad guy, Frank Lucas. Crowe's family life made for a good subplot that gave him more depth than Washington had. The acting was good, but neither came close to Clooney's performance in Michael Clayton. They coasted a lot. I have a beef understanding how the "good guys'" put the pieces together to identify Washington as the primary villain. Another beef is the text at the end where we're told about what happened to whom afterwards. It was true, but one of them was odd. AG's detractors will say that it borrows too much from The Godfather and, maybe, from The French Connection. But who cares when you get sucked in in the first ten minutes of the movie? The Godfather was the story of a family., the Corleone's. The French Connection was about a character, Popeye Doyle. While Washington's family plays an increasingly pivotal role as the movie goes on, this was more a "period piece" than anything else. RTomatoes gives AG a 78% rating & Clayton and Eastern Promises 90% each. Clayton's acting was far better and Eastern Promises plot and cultural insight was, as well. City Search won't let me use a few harmless words to better explain some of the film

Pros: Good plot, nothing out of place

Cons: actors coasted

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11/08/2007 Posted by kishorepooja

After watching this movie.. i couldn't sleep for two days... It is very boring and long.... never ending types... movie. At the end everyone was happy... that it ended...

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