American Gangster

WARNING: DONT SEE THIS MOVIE IF YOUR EXPECTING A LOT OF SHOOT OUTS AND GANG VIOLENCE!!! This movie was a great movie and WILL win an award. The script was excellent and the acting was outstanding. If your expecting shoot outs... Full review

This film is gritty powerful and leaves a very emotional punch coming away from it. Denzel and Russell have as much charisma and charm as they always do. When they are on screen together the power of these two titans can... Full review

This movie, a few years down the line, might be another Scarface movie. Not a lot of action but it's very detailed. I live in that neighborhood in the 80's & it wasn't pretty to live in at all. This is... Full review

This film was all about hype. It can't even be mentioned among the great mobster movies. Had a decent plot but in the end was extremely disappointing. It was almost a chore to watch this film since it's like 5 hours... Full review

American Gangster will fall in line with such greats as the Godfather and Goodfellas! An automatic hit! Don't look for a training day or scarface, it has less violence, more info, an educated film like the Godfather. It was worth every... Full review

Based on a true-story; which I had to check on the internet; a great story based film, where else but in America does the lead cop (Crowe) become the lead prosecutor; only to become the defender who eventually gets (Frank) Washington... Full review

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This movie is one of the best ever! American Gangster is a very well made movie and the best movie of the year. Denzel Washington was fantastic.... Full review

How many times are they gonna try and remake Scarface, or the Godfather? Denzel does a good job in this movie, but some of his lines remind me of Training Day, which was much better anyway. The portrail of NY Cops... Full review

It was a very bad movie I did not like it all. Every thing was F this and F that im sick of it. Well you know what that movie was a load of *****!!... Full review

unfortunately that's also the film's main problem;....Ridley Scott's American Gangster is a good film --....American Gangster is never boring, but it's never overly exciting, either..... ... Full Review

The other surprise is Josh Brolin. Let me say it again, this is the kind of movie that Oscar voters love. I welcomed, no relished, seeing Mother Ruby Dee on the screen. ... Full Review

his movies and his performances are bad, necessarily.....Crowe's lauded performance was not honored by the Oscars and the film was largely forgotten by fall.....Even though Crowe's infamous temper was already causing him backlash, Crowe still maintained his high standing..... ... Full Review

Of the three films, American Gangster has the liveliest, most dynamic mix but they are all relatively well done. In fact, I'm astonished to say that this Blu-ray release of American Gangster doesn't look any better than the 1080i MPEG-4 broadcast from DirecTV's Starz on Demand that I watched only a few weeks ago. ... Full Review

I do like American Gangster -- a well-acted slow burn through a familiar, reliable premise -- but I can't muster quite enough enthusiasm to say that it's an essential purchase. His charm, charisma, and even a sort of nobility make it easy to forget that Lucas is responsible for the deaths of thousands, something American Gangster tries to address by intercutting graphic imagery of the misery he's wrought, and the quietness of his performance makes Lucas' anger seem that much more explosive when he does let ... Full Review

Documentary. Directed by Beth Toni Kruvant. (Not rated. 84 minutes. At the Roxie.) At Weequahic High School in Newark, N.J., the principal wears a bulletproof vest, gang members roam the grounds and students go through metal detectors and are watched... ... Full Article

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Go to the library, Netflix online, Blockbuster or wherever you go to rent your movies and rent the movie "American Gangster." If you have not seen the movie before watch it otherwise, fast forward to the part where the Mob... ... Full Article

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Nicole Kidman's back, and she's working with the A-list! Producer Ridley Scott ( Bladerunner , Gladiator , American Gangster ), director Shekhar Kapur ( Elizabeth , The Four Feathers ), Slumdog Millionaire moppet Rubina Ali ... and a carbonated, fruity-flavored... ... Full Article