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    American Gangster

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    Oh boy. I may make a lot of enemies with this rating, but I just cannot give this flick more than 6/10, and a generous 6 at that. I just don't see what all the hype is about. First of all, the acting. I only saw typical Denzel, so I don't see the hype over his performance. And he seemed to loose his little accent/twang now and then. I'm a big fan of maintaining speech patterns throughout a movie. Russell Crowe delivered a good performance, but it seemed like a collage of previous roles he had done - nothing new. The pace. I knew going into it that it was a 2 hour and 37 minute movie, but if you pace it right, time doesn't have to drag. I just found that the storyline didn't progress smoothly. I found myself bored on several occasions, and I'm not just talking 2-minute boredom here. I know this is a true story, or at least based on a true story, but I just found parts of the story flawed. I don't know if the Denzel character really made those major mistakes or not, but they did annoy me. I like my crime stories tight and consistent. I don't like the major characters seriously contradicting themselves within a very short period of time on big issues, unless that is part of their personality or character. And I just couldn't see the Denzel character doing that. If he did, then I blame the story and directing for not better explaining that aspect of his character to me. I won't go on endlessly here. Some people are calling American Gangster this year's Departed. That, it is not. Far from it. It doesn't have the pace, doesn't have the acting, and definitely doesn't have the well-developed storyline. It is what it is, American Gangster, and it gets a 6/10 on my scale. The more I think about it, the more I want to give it a 5, but I will stick with my initial thought. You may adore it. I hope you do, because it's a long time to spend watching a subpar movie.

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    rimbaud1972@  14.11.2007 age: 26-35 239 reviews

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