American Gangster fictionalizes true events for a decent fictional crime film saved by its two more than compelling leads. The plot could have risen to become an epic crime story, but unnecessary. Apart from the detail that he was a heroin dealer, Frank Lucas' career would be an ideal case study for a business school. "American Gangster" tells his success story.
American Gangster is an epic, true crime drama, that although not entirely original in its premise is excellent in its execution. 'American Gangster' Sweet, Bloody Smell of Success. Denzel Washington, center, stars as a New York drug lord in Ridley Scott's film.
American Gangster movie reviews & Metacritic score: Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver for one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the. Frank and Richie's relationship is complicated throughout the film; they're opposite but also linked. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film. AMERICAN GANGSTER stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in a thriller that tells a story about two men: a ruthless African American drug lord and the incorruptible narcotics cop who wants to put him behind bars.
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An elderly black gangster in Harlem suddenly dies. What better way to begin than with a film with the genre in the name? The film was directed by Ridley Scott, written by Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List), and starred Denzel Washington.
Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe do a masterful job portraying the gritty lives both men experienced while playing a part in one of the wildest drug kingpin stories you have likely ever heard. The pace of the movie is rapid, almost hectic, the touch glancing. Until the confrontation between Frank and Richie at the end, nothing stays on the screen for long, although Scott, working in the street, or in clubs and at parties, packs as much as he can into the corners of shots, and shapes even the most casual scenes decisively. American Gangster movie reviews & Metacritic score: Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver for one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses.