Rating of
1.5/4
American What? Gangster? Nooo
manoj91 - wrote on 11/03/07
Directing is key - Spielberg does it without stars and makes good
films. Tony Scott and zel are a good pair. My fav was crimson tide - it
rules, it rocks. There was no such tension in this movie - prob because
it's based on a true story, and jerry goldsmith's orchestral scores
were missing. So its about a good cop investigating this business man.
Plot's not important. But zel didn't get a lot of dialogue to express
his character's character (I know it's redundant).
I would've liked to see more of zel talking and yelling, and getting
mad or happy through dialogue (not that serious look he has in most of
the film) with occasional outbursts of murdering his fellow men. Ha ha.
I liked it when he busted a cap.
Russell crowe - holds his own ground - brilliantly - more of a pleasure
to watch - how's he gonna do it, how's he gonna get nail that sucker.
Well would be cool if zel knew he would get caught - at least he would
keep a low profile - like he said he would or like he made his bro keep
a low profile. Damn, his puerto rican wife with that loud fur coat and
that glamour with photogs, what was frank lucas thinking ? Oh right,
it's a guess by tony Scott that the coat was what set off a catalyst of
events that led to frank's capture. OK, 30 mins left for frank to
snitch on all the dirty cops. Oh, and now he's out of prison in 1991.
The end. What??? Come on man, he's back in the dark with the shot of a
gun to shine one second of light on the dark background. Part 2 the
return of superfly? Wait, that was the temporary name of American
gangster. I wonder what happened to his wife and how did he get all
that bling bling ??
My review of this movie is this: I've seen it twice, still, it runs
real well, smooth, cool, entertaining to watch the stars. I don't like
this movie cause it could be better, had to have gone in a different
direction. More writing, more words. I liked shawshank - how much were
they talking, thought the whole movie right? Daaamnnn. Gotta watch it
as many times I can, can't say the same about gangster. Russell and zel
were pretty decent in virtuosity, Russell was a funny cyberman.
