What a boring treatment of the story of Frank Lucas

Rating: 2/10 (25 November 2007)

After seeing the film I was curious about Frank Lucas and read the "New York" magazine article written about him in 2000. That article fleshed out a much more interesting biography about Mr. Lucas.
I wonder why the producing powers that be decided to make "American Gangster" such a boring, toothless cop-chases-gangster film?! And Denzel Washington seemed like a poor fit for the role of Mr. Lucas....too polished for a decidedly rough-around-the-edges narcotics kingpin.
Ugh. Waste of money. Go read the "New York" article for a more vivid gangster story.