American Me

this movie exemplifies the tragedy and the vicious cycle that occurs when living in an area surrounded by crime, drugs, and gangsters. It is a heartwrenching film and really shows the depth of how difficult it is to survive when faced... Full review

this movie was down they had some fine gangstaz and some crazy ass mother *****ers and hell yeah i would be in that movie and i would hook u with all those vatoz... Full review

This movie is so stupid.Thanks reviewers for letting me buy this horrible film.One of the worst crime movies I have ever seen.All of the people who gave this movie a bad review is right.... Full review

The movie told the story of what was really going on in the streets. Some parts of the movie were very violent and graphic but that's what made the movie so real. The things in the movie it what happens in... Full review

i really enjoyed the movie it brings back memeries of my life growing up as achild i wish they would make movies just like this one i love to think of the past because i never really got to grow up... Full review

I'm a Mexican and this movie is trying to brain wash our people to become like that. ***** Hollywood. You can't control us.... Full review

this movie was great!!! I give it two thumbs up. the acting was great especially by Santana. It has a great story it really relates to a mexican growing up in east LA. Open your eyes vato and watch this movie.... Full review

Let me start of saying that this movie is the best i've ever seen. Alot of latinos dont like this movie because it makes us latinos look like trouble makers but this is the truth, the real deal. the acting was... Full review

Maaaaan, this movie is one that you cannot miss. If you havent seen this than you missed out big time. Rent the movie, and you wont be dissapointment. I guarantee that after you watch this movie, you will buy it... Full review

MAYBE THE BEST MOVIE OUT THERE ABOUT PRISON GANGS AND LIFE IN PRISON. OK THIS IS ACTUALLY A TRUE STORY ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST ORGANIZED AND VIOLENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONS IF YOU SEE THE MOVIE IT TELL... Full review

Where the film suffers is the slow pacing under the hand of director Edward James Olmos and his decision to star as Montoya Santana.....the 1.85:1 picture looks only marginally better than a standard definition DVD.....It´s HD-DVD video details the dark and gruesome nature of a film that is quickly released onto a format without proper remastering.... ... Full Review

American Me" is a brutal film that does not turn away from depicting the horrendous acts that occur behind the walls of Folsom Prison or on the streets of gang controlled Los Angeles. This is a violent film and Olmos does a fine job acting. ... Full Review

American Me" is a brutal film that does not turn away from depicting the horrendous acts that occur behind the walls of Folsom Prison or on the streets of gang controlled Los Angeles. This is a violent film and Olmos does a fine job acting. ... Full Review

American Me" is rated a very rough R for considerable violence, profanity, vulgarity, sex, nudity and drugs. But while Olmos has made a bold movie, one tough enough to scare kids who may think gangs or prisons provide appealing lifestyles, mainstream moviegoers will probably be repelled by the film's unrelenting brutality. ... Full Review

Gut-wrenching, brutal, and powerful, American Me is not enjoyable in the conventional sense....American Me is gripping, and not easily forgotten.....numerous other films have succeeded (Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs ).....Those daring to see the movie should be prepared to be disturbed..... ... Full Review

The common stereotype of gangs is that their members are young, violent, amoral, and involved in illegal activity. Too often, these stereotypes are also applied to anyone who lives in the inner city. ... Full Article

"AMERICAN ME" is a rough anti-gang movie, and first-time director Edward James Olmos, who also stars and co-produced, has been very vocal about his intentions in depicting the harsh reality of life on the streets and in prison. ... Full Article

" American Me," a stomach-turning prison drama with James Edward Olmos, doesn't mean to glorify gangsterism, but it does in its own bullheaded way. Set behind the bars of Folsom State Prison, this cruddy, K-Y-jelly-coated look inside the big house ... Full Article

Making a vigorous film directing debut, actor Edward James Olmos -- an Oscar nominee for "Stand and Deliver" and an Emmy winner for "Miami Vice" -- joins the ranks of filmmakers determined to expose the forces eating away at society. ... Full Article

Edward J.Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me.Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. ... Full Article

Incarcerated real estate bellwether Bernie Madoff reportedly got into a fist-throwing prison brawl ! Which could more accurately be characterized as "two elderly men poking each other angrily while discussing financial strategies." ... Full Article