A True American Gangster

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2007)

I don't know much about the director of this film, Ridley Scott, but I do know that Denzel Washington doesn't make a bad movie and apparently neither does Scott. I must admit though, when i was sitting in the theater i was a little surprised. Never hearing about Frank Lucas before, i thought this movie was about life on the streets, and crime in NY (you know "gangster" things). I wasn't expecting to find that Denzel was a kingpin. I HATE drug movies but this one was good. The emotion was raw and enrapturing, the acting was so good i didn't consider it acting, and the action was intense. the nudity and drug use was too much for me to handle, but other than that this definitely goes with Washington's other classics such as Man on Fire and John Q. The true life story of Frank Lucas was so interesting that i started watching the show that comes on BET (named the same as the movie). If you're looking for an intense Washington film, this is it.