American Gangster by Ridley Scott is a toneless, directionless 3 hour mess. It follows a gangster from America named Frank Lucas who becomes rich by controlling heroin in NYC, and also this one cop named Russel Crowe who is trying to stop him. I mean, all of the actors are fine, but I never cared about anybody, and the movie didn't even know if it wanted to be a shitty Serpico, a shitty Godfather, a shitty Clockers, or a shitty Heat. Also at the end SPOILERS it becomes like a shitty Odd Couple when Frank Lucas and Detective Russel Crowe become best friends and share insightful looks about how much rap music sucks or something 15 years later.RATING: 41%
this movie sounds bad but its 31% better then the first 15 min. of mamma mie c/d?
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ReplyDeleteTraining Day is a million times better than this claptrap.
ReplyDeleteNow that you put it that way I guess I can see your point.
ReplyDeletei read r3 4 the reasoned discourse
ReplyDelete(i like the name-calling 2)
ReplyDeleteI liked Ethan Hawke's performance in Training Day much more than Denzel Washington's, yet who got nominated for and won all of the awards?
ReplyDeleteI didn't mind American Gangster. I still haven't watched the "director's cut". (Why can't Ridley Scott EVER seem to get a movie made his way the first time around? How many fucking versions of Blade Runner ARE there now?) I started with the theatrical version and I was fine with it. It was interesting and entertaining enough for me, but certainly shouldn't be on anbody's 10 best list. I wouldn't go so far as to call it shitty, but it's certainly not nearly as good as Serpico, Godfather, Clockers, and Heat (good comparisons, Glenn). Bottom line: I liked it better than Ridley Scott's Gladiator, Matchstick Men, G.I. Jane, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and WAY better than Hannibal.
Hot mess.
ReplyDeleteG.I. Jane lolz
ReplyDeleteReview The Hurt Locker next!
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