American Gangster
Frank Lucas delves into heroin importation after the mysterious death of his mentor.
5 March 1963, New York City, New York, USA
27 January 1920, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
26 July 1965, Olean, New York, USA
26 April 1982, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
15 October 1975, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5 July 1969, Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
8 November 1954, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11 March 1978, Belleville, New Jersey, USA
2 July 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1945, New York, New York, USA
14 August 1997, Brooklyn, New York, USA
27 May 1970, Schenectady, New York, USA
25 September 1980, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
7 April 1964, Wellington, New Zealand
July 07, 2010
American Gangster is an epic, true crime drama, that although not entirely original in its premise is excellent in its execution.
February 03, 2008
Scott's not interested in fireworks but small implosions of the soul and ego.
November 02, 2007
Washington's steely grip on his impersonation of Frank Lucas holds the film together.
August 27, 2009
Flattened by Scott's cardboard evocation of New York in the '70s, Zaillian's shallow criticism of corrupting power, and weirdly bloodless performances
November 03, 2012
Though it's certainly admirable to aim high, it's like Frank Lucas himself says: "Either you're somebody, or you ain't nobody." Unfortunately for American Gangster, it ends up somewhere between the two.
October 18, 2008
Ridley Scott's gangster flick aims high and mostly measures up.
November 14, 2007
Like much of his oeuvre, Scott's scaled-up movie is bigger than life - and lesser for it. But while never digging deeply or darkly enough to match its own grand vision of itself, slick technique drives the story forward with pace and style.
July 14, 2011
It's 157 minutes long, but immerses its audience with its twists and intricacies as it plays out and considers the logistics and consequences of crime and police corruption, with a plethora of show-stealing performances from the cast.
February 02, 2009
When American Gangster was announced, with actors Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott, it seemed like a can't miss project. It missed.
November 05, 2007
For all its grit, style and atmosphere, Gangster never sweeps you away. It has neither the lurid bravado of De Palma's "Scarface" nor the intimate grasp of the criminal lifestyle you find in Scorsese or Coppola.
April 23, 2009
File this one under "American Oscar Wanna-Be."
November 06, 2007
How much truth we get in the movie version is hard to say...nobody much cares if it's gospel, as long as it's riveting. Here, alas, it is not.
