Ridley Scott does it again!

Rating: 9/10 (31 October 2007)

A wonderful movie with superb acting by Washington and Crowe. I keep hearing people talking about the lack of violence and action in the movie, but it was actually a refreshing thing to see. "Scarface" was a good movie, no doubt, but all of the language and blood detracted from the actual story at times. This film was wonderfully written and didn't need violence to give it a very dark atmosphere . It is about corruption and how easily people can fall into it. Frank Lucas was such an intriguing character in this movie and every time he spoke I was drawn into what he had to say. Look for Cuba Gooding Jr. to have a small role in this movie as well, he's great as the very showy club owner. I really enjoyed "American Gangster" a lot and I suggest everyone who likes Martin Scorsese pictures to go see it.