Good Movie, Great acting.

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2007)

My wife and I have been looking forward to seeing this movie for a long time. She loves Denzel and I like Russel Crowe in everything he has made. Also, Ridley Scott has been my favorite director since the death of Mr. Kubrick; Blade Runner, Gladiator, Master and Commander, are all examples of his brilliance. I mention all this because although I thought American Gangster was a good film, and Mr. Washington and Mr. Crowe were both excellent in their roles, I am a little disappointed with Ridley Scott's directing. The character development was good, the feel of the sixties and seventies was right on and the music was great, but the movie was just not the tour de force I was hoping for. I don't know exactly what it was, some other people have said; the length of the movie was too long, or the movie didn't flow as well as it should, and they may be right. But these are not things you come to expect from a Ridley Scott movie. If anything, most of his movies leave me feeling like there should have been more. Anyway, this was a good film and although it might have lagged a little in the middle, I still recommend this movie for the great performances of the actors.