Excellent Movie-Period

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2007)

Reading the comment for American Gangster made me wonder if that person was asleep for the movie. I am pretty sure they were because this movie is engaging from the first scene to the end. Denzel, who plays Frank Lucas, is in my mind, very reminiscent of Al Pacino in the Godfather-he is cool, calm, collected and methodical. The plot ties in everything-war, organized crime, politics, drugs and money-OH MY! This is truly the inter-workings of a man who many people underestimated because he was black. When you see the effects of his business, it really opens your eyes. To me one of the best movies of the year hands down! The ending was incredibly surprising-definitely worth a trip to the movie theater to see!