Solid, superbly acted but ultimately underwhelming.

Rating: 7/10 (11 November 2008)

Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) pits Denzel Washington against Russell Crowe in this gritty gangster movie.
There's no doubting the heavyweight credentials, and as if further weight was needed, the story is based on actual events in 1970's Harlem.
Unfortunately it doesn't live up to the mantle of 'the next Heat' that it was so widely tipped to be. It is however, a solid, superbly acted depiction of the attempts of Detective Richie Roberts (Crowe) to bring the 'untouchable' crime lord Frank Lucas (Washington) to justice.
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