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Production Year: 2007 - Drama - Director: Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over

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AMERICAN GANGSTER is based on a true story and set in 1968 Harlem, where Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a driver for Bumpy Johnson, one of the top figures in the city's...
more...criminal world. When Bumpy dies, Lucas swoops in, taking over his predecessor's empire and expanding it over the next few years with his sale of a particularly potent brand of heroin. Meanwhile, New Jersey cop Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) begins to investigate the New York drug world and discovers that there's a new power in town.
Thanks to screenwriter Steve Zaillian, as well as Washington and Crowe, AMERICAN GANGSTER creates a convincing portrait of two men who are neither entirely good nor entirely bad. Washington plays Lucas as a man who buys his mother a palatial home but doesn't hesitate to beat his brother's head against a window. Crowe's Roberts may turn in a million-dollar find, but he cheats on his wife. Sadly, they only meet onscreen toward the end of the film, but the minimal interaction between the two Oscar winners is fascinating. Even though the focus is on Lucas and Roberts, AMERICAN GANGSTER is filled with a wealth of strong characters played by talented actors, including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Ted Levine, John Hawkes, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Carla Gugino, Ruby Dee, Joe Morton, and rappers T.I. and RZA. It's an epic film, with a run time of over two and a half hours, but it's time well spent. Fans of classic crime films such as THE GODFATHER, SERPICO, and CARLITO'S WAY will certainly be pleased by this addition to the genre.

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Review of American Gangster DVD by lilmsnaughty1979

Advantages: Great Performances
Disadvantages: A LIttle Too Long

...is this vein again. I enjoyed American Ganster a lot, it kept my attention for its entire duration and there's plenty of action and story without getting too complex. Recommended. Main Cast List Denzel Washington - Frank Lucas Russell Crowe - Det. Richie Roberts Chiwetel Ejiofor - Huey Lucas Josh Brolin - Det. Trupo Directed By : Ridley Scott Running time : 157 min Certificate : 18 ... Read review

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Review of American Gangster DVD by lordo69

Superb film and has 2 absolutely brilliant actors in it. Worth the money if you love gangster films and even if you just love the actors that are in it. well worth it!

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14.07.2008

Brilliant!
Review of American Gangster DVD by wardy-91

Advantages: 2 Great actors, and one superb director
Disadvantages: none!

This has to be one of my all time favourites! What can i say, one of the best acted and directed ever, plus it has a great actor in it! The film starts off about when he is a small time drug dealer in harlem, NY, and then moves onto how he becomes a bigger drug lord in the streets on New York. The plot of the film is superb! It has you gripping onto the edge of your seat throughout the film as you don't know when he is/isn't going to get caught ... Read review

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