What It Is: Ridley Scott's Godfather-esque gangster flick with Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe.Why I Watched It: Ridley Scott, Denzel Washington, and Russel Crowe.
What I Thought: So, the movie was good... but it wasn't great. From an educational perspective, the film was awesome since I knew nothing of gangster Frank Lucas before going in. From an entertainment perspective, the movie fell flat.
What American Gangster really lacked was flow. The build and release of tension is a necessary element of drama and without drama you just have a bunch of information on screen. American Gangster didn't feel like a story at all, but it was a damn good documentary!
Highlights: Frank's unexpected bursts of violence, Carla Gugino!, and remembering lessons in... "how to be a gentleman."
Who Should See It: Crowe or Denzel fans and true crime buffs.
How Soon: Wait for DVD.
2 comments:
I was looking forward to this one... I guess we'll wait till it's free on demand at home then! ;)
What in the world would we do without your film-viewing guidance???
Suffer. :-)
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