Fabulous character study reminds me of Heat

Rating: 9/10 (9 June 2010)

American Gangster directed by the maestro Ridley Scott just reminds us of the shades shown by Pacino & De Niro in Heat.The character study is very impressive.We have the calm & composed Denzel Washington who only shows his outbursts just to show his dominance & on the other hand we have Russel Crowe who is having problems with his married life & is a top notch detective just like Pacino in Heat.But the issue here is narcotics.I must say the presence of Denzel & Crowe just stands for itself.It did the same like what Pacino & De Niro did in Heat.Just overshadowing some great performances.Josh Brolin was sensational & so was Ted Levine(the same man in Heat).Also we have the impressive Cuba Gooding Jr. with another short but impactive role.Ridley Scott direction is again flawless.But where the movie slightly looses is the ending.If they could have replicated it like that of Heat this would have been more impressive.All in all,you have everything you want from this film.You have the narcotics,you have the cops,you have the gangsters,you have some terrific performances.Fantastic character study again from two different actors.This is just short of that great word as the ending might have been a little bit good.But still it was very good.Now we know the two sides of the American Dream,on one is Denzel & on the other is Crowe.And the American dream itself is just some terrific performances.Watch out.