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ShadowKat
Irvine, CA

Very well done movie!

5 star rating

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Pros

    Suspenseful, Russell Crowe, Great soundtrack, The entire cast, Josh Brolin, Ruby Dee, Based on true story, Denzel Washington

Cons
    Cuba Gooding, Jr.

NOV
22
2007
I'll see almost any movie with Denzel Washington, so I was sold on this movie from the start. After seeing American Gangster, I think I'm going to have to read the book, since the story really intrigued me. Real-life stories like this always grab my attention. The movie was very well done. It had an amazing cast and really made me jump in a couple points. It seemed every time I was ready for something bad to happen it didn't and when I least expected it, *bang*... It always impresses me when a movie can do that throughout the story, since I'm not exactly stupid and normally I catch on quickly. The way American Gangster was directed, it kept me on my guard for the whole movie, which is rare.

The true story behind American Gangster interested me and the movie made me a lot more curious about the real story. I highly recommend seeing American Gangster in the theatre or renting it when it makes it to DVD, which doesn't seem to take long these days.



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