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American Gangster
12:47 AM on Nov 10, 2007

Saw it last night with the Mrs (she likes Crowe and Washington; whose wife doesnt?) Good movie but long at 2+ hrs. Washington and Crowe were great. Different slant on the gangster genre. I liked it but it is no Scarface or Godfather. If you expect Denzel to be how he was in Training Day (highly recommended), you'll be disappointed. Violence was present but not to the level of any of the 3 others mentioned. Be prepared for some serious, serious drug abuse scenes. More about the lead characters than about supercriminals versus supercops. 3 out of 4 stars.




Posted by Shane Thompson at 02:26 AM on Nov 10, 2007
Comment #1

yikes i think i would have been bored to death lol.

Posted by Jeff Stibling at 12:30 PM on Nov 10, 2007
Comment #2

Thanks for the review, but the drug thing will DEFINITELY keep me away.

Posted by Mike Waltz at 02:04 PM on Nov 10, 2007
Comment #3

oh noes teh drugs!!!

Posted by Glen Van Winkle at 02:08 PM on Nov 10, 2007
Comment #4

it's loosely based on a true story, right? so it's telling the life of not so great of a person. I think I would rather give my money to another movie.


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