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American Gangster Reviews

2007

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Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out .. Read more

Starring	Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino
Director	Ridley Scott
Genres	Drama

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- Scott's best film since GLADIATOR is a classy cops'n robbers thriller where the latter outclasses the former. Crowe tries to redress the imbalance with a committed performance, but you can tell he knows it's Washington's movie
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- - Total Film
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31
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  Ridley back on form
  
  After one of the most explosive opening scenes you're ever likely to see for a long time,this slow burner gets into stride and takes you with it. This story... read more »
  
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  - 31 Oct 2007 at 13:18
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  American Gangster
  
  The was a load of RAP with a C in front
  
  Wish I hadn't wasted the money
  
  What a disappointment
  
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- - Ollitoddle
  - 2 reviews
  - 01 Feb 2012 at 11:41
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  Fantastic
  
  Absolutely SUPERB film, we were glued to the screen, thoroughly enjoyed it, Denzel does it again !
  
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- - Annie
  - Norfolk, UK
  - 21 Jan 2012 at 03:05
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  Brilliant movie, great story, great acting
  
  Thoroughly entertaining. Good story. Fairly long but very keeps you interested. Denzel Washington is rarely in rubbish and he was very impressive as Frank Lucas... read more »
  
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  - 18 Jan 2012 at 13:00
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  - 2
  Must see!
  
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  It truly is a slow burner fo a movie, the opening scene is brutal but the further you get in, the further Frank Lucas becomes more and more violent and erratic... read more »
  
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- - GeneralAquila
  - 3 reviews
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 07:20
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  Brand New Heavy Inc.
  
  Shot clean & beautiful with plent yo f street flava. Ridley Scott et all say it as it is, 'cause it don't get much better than this NYC outing of a ... read more »
  
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- - Solidarity
  - 36 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jan 2012 at 16:46
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  meh meh meh
  
  Unconvincing. Scott can do better. I really wanted to like this. Even the opening immolation was pretty 'meh' - no sense of horror or threat, 'oh ... read more »
  
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- - chris_c
  - 7 reviews
  - 07 Jan 2012 at 09:35
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  A must!
  
  Fantastic film - If you are interested by the history of New York and the gang culture then this is a must! Longer film than I expected and it is a little slow ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Jan 2012 at 08:43
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  A masterpiece after Gladiator. Learn
  
  Learn how integrity, honesty and hard work could lead into extreme success. Denzel Washington plays Frank Lucas in this movie, who becomes the first black ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Dec 2011 at 07:51
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  Brilliant storyline
  
  this film had a very good storyline, only problem is the film takes a long time to get going, a lot of talking at the start of the film. Brilliant acting by ... read more »
  
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- - NO1Filmaholic
  - 2 reviews
  - 12 Dec 2011 at 19:06
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  Not to bad
  
  A good performance from Denzel as you'd expect. Quite a good film but seen better. Its worth watching once that's for sure.
  
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- - GDawg
  - 7 reviews
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 07:48
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  Ridley back on form
  
  After one of the most explosive opening scenes you're ever likely to see for a long time,this slow burner gets into stride and takes you with it. This story... read more »
  
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  - citizenk
  - 60 reviews
  - London
  - 31 Oct 2007 at 13:18
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  A day of fishing is packed with more excitement
  
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  Did my fellow reviewers watch the same thing? I left half way through with my friends as it was pure rubbish. You could relate this entire film to the feeling ... read more »
  
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- - KatiMark
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  - Warwickshire, England
  - 05 Jan 2008 at 17:02
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  Long
  
  I found this film a struggle to continue watching until the end and i thought the last 30 minutes was the best part of the film.
  
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- - bella411
  - 24 reviews
  - Buckinghamshire, England
  - 19 Dec 2007 at 07:44
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  A Waste Of 2 1/2 Hours
  
  The reviewers said this was the best film of the year so i thought 'wehey this must be brill, great actors, big budget the lot' How disappointed i was ... read more »
  
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- - futbar
  - 11 reviews
  - Barnsley
  - 10 Feb 2008 at 03:22
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  Disappointing, hopelessly miscast and ultimately a waste of talented actors.
  
  Rarely have I seen in recent years a film which is so miscast.
  
  Two fine actors really are wasted IMHO.
  
  Denzel Washington is just not made ... read more »
  
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  - roncoach
  - 251 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 22 Sep 2011 at 00:01
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  2 Words - The Best
  
  I have just started to watch films full time, which means at least watching 4 movies a day, also i give reviews for other newspapers and other companies, it has... read more »
  
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  - Stanmore
  - 02 Jan 2008 at 18:07
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  Ignore the haters
  
  After reading all the negative 0 and 1 star reviews for this film I felt compelled to write a quick note. It has confirmed my belief that it is not people who ... read more »
  
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  - Abingdon
  - 30 Apr 2008 at 18:03
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  One for the girls as well
  
  I got to this see free as a preview, but it is definitly worth paying for. Being a 20yrold female i did wonder if it would centre on a lot of violence but in my... read more »
  
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  - Norwich
  - 25 Nov 2007 at 13:07
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  Save your money or suck it and see!
  
  Very dark film. i didnt enjoy this one at all, however, I have heard a lot of people have loved it. I think you will need to watch it to make your own mind up ... read more »
  
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- - BlueBox31
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  - 04 Jan 2008 at 01:42
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  American Gangster - Masterpiece
  
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  American Gangster....quite simply the best, most intelligent mob flick to be made since Goodfellas.
  
  The acting is immense, Denzel Washington plays ... read more »
  
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- - Dannicks
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  - Dorking
  - 08 May 2008 at 15:59

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  - 26 Mar 2011 at 01:31

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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 criminal world. When Bumpy dies, Lucas swoops in, taking over his predecessor's empire and expanding it over the next few ...

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  Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast ...