Not as good as I expected

Rating: 3/10 (26 March 2019)

I had heard many good things about this movie going in. Maybe if I had watched this before documentaries on Frank Lucas, and without the "based on a true story" idea, I might have liked it. But I watched the documentaries first, so this movie just upset me and was not very enjoyable. Frank Lucas was and is a terrible person. The corrupt police plot point was nonsense. He ruined the lives of many for personal gain, and yet this movie pays him royalties. Give me a break. Hollywood stooped to one of its all time lows on this movie. Was it an ok movie if you could overlook all that? Maybe.... but I tried to and couldn't.
The acting was on point, so it's not like the movie was the worst ever. I just couldn't stand the frustrating creative liberties it took. Nor can I stand the idea of where the money was going.