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American Me Reviews

1992

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An hispanic crime lord creates a position of power for himself and his comrades in prison that extends to the streets of east Los Angeles. At first, he is elated by the control he wields but as maturity and a blossoming relationship affect his consciousness, he realizes that his desire for social change is mired in his own cult .. Read more

Starring	Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Evelina Fernandez, Pepe Serna
Director	Edward James Olmos
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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  A Hugely Under-rated Gangster Epic a la Godfather
  
  Known as the 'Latino Godfather' in the US, this surprisingly well-directed epic is a blistering, no-holds-barred, brutal yet highly thought provoking ... read more »
  
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  - Raghavan Balaji
  - London, England
  - 08 Apr 2005 at 16:07
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  very disturbing
  
  this film was disturbing about tough mexican gangs in prson giving you an insight into there lives and how they play the system very violent and brutal a lot ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Jan 2009 at 20:38
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  Not good enough
  
  This movie was a dissapointment,
  
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  - 29 Dec 2008 at 11:56
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  a big yawn
  
  i got fed up after a bit
  
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  - rotherham
  - 14 Sep 2007 at 17:26
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  American Me?
  
  No thanks, I don't think so.
  
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  - Hampshire, England
  - 14 Jun 2007 at 21:12
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  not bad
  
  not bad prison movie. starts slow and doesn't get any quicker.
  
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  - 26 Nov 2005 at 21:36
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  Under-rated Latino gangster/prison film
  
  Hadn't seen this film since the early 90's but rented it out and it's still as good as I remember it.
  
  Ok so it's pretty standard ... read more »
  
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- - hungryman
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  - 16 Nov 2005 at 21:56
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  bit boring
  
  looked good, sounded good, but not much good
  
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- - brian stevenson
  - scotland
  - 31 Oct 2005 at 17:53
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  Hay SA!
  
  Very good mexican gangstar prison film very good a must see.
  
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- - Sarah Watson
  - Lancashire, England
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 20:01
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  minus 1
  
  dont think i have seen such a bad film in ages//though my husband watched it all the way through
  
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  - wa;es
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 18:35
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  dont think i have seen such a bad film in ages//though my husband watched it all the way through to the end
  
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  A Hugely Under-rated Gangster Epic a la Godfather
  
  Known as the 'Latino Godfather' in the US, this surprisingly well-directed epic is a blistering, no-holds-barred, brutal yet highly thought provoking ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Raghavan Balaji
  - London, England
  - 08 Apr 2005 at 16:07
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  DON'T LOOK AT ME LITTLE PUPPET!!!
  
  Yo Ese! This is an old classic - i remember seeing this film when i was a youngster (quite some time ago then) it sets the president for all the hispanic crime/... read more »
  
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- - Orale Carnal
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  - 03 May 2005 at 17:30
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  dont think i have seen such a bad film in ages//though my husband watched it all the way through to the end
  
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  - 10 Oct 2005 at 18:35
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  Gritty
  
  Gritty Gangster flick. Its great to watch and spend a night at home with.
  
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- - Graham Mason
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  - 27 Apr 2005 at 12:38
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  excellant prison scenes
  
  started off great, with brill acting and great prison scenes, then all went downhill once main charectors were released and fell in love, blah blah blah....
  
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- - lisa y
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  - 29 Aug 2005 at 20:16
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  Hard hitting drama
  
  Good acting, good story, good all round film
  
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- - Dan Archer
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  - 11 Sep 2005 at 08:38
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  Excellent prison drama!
  
  I also remember seeing this a good few years back on VHS format.
  
  It has aged a little, but still packs a punch and is well directed.
  
  Fans ... read more »
  
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- - David
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  - 16 Sep 2005 at 12:20
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  American Me (1992)
  
  A true classic. It is a shame to say that since the making of this true story not much has changed this sad situation.
  
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  - 29 Sep 2005 at 20:57
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  Hay SA!
  
  Very good mexican gangstar prison film very good a must see.
  
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- - Sarah Watson
  - Lancashire, England
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 20:01
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  not bad
  
  not bad prison movie. starts slow and doesn't get any quicker.
  
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  - 26 Nov 2005 at 21:36

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