American Gangster: The Movie - My Review
Friday, November 9th, 2007 by FuzzLast night Tracy and I went to see Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe in American Gangster. Denzel plays a drug kingpin/mob boss and Russel Crowe is a do-gooder cop who has a passion for the truth. Each of the men have separate storylines that, obviously, converge towards the end of the three hour film. Tracy and I thought the movie was great, albeit very long.
There are a few scenes that I found pretty disturbing in the movie, but there was one in particular that was hard to watch. It is only really a cut scene segueing between one storyline and the next. In it, you see a baby crying on a bed next to his mother who is dead from a drug overdose. The 5-10 second clip is really only unsettling because how real it is. Unfortunately, isht like that actually happens in real life.
There is plenty of action that is matched with a good plot, and the movie is apparently based on the true story of Frank Lucas. While I hope that the real Frank Lucas didn’t make any money off of the film (though I’m sure he did), I highly recommend you block off three hours of your life and go see American Gangster!
