American Gangster (2007)

“My man”

This was a star-studded film starring today’s greatest actors, Denzel Washington, Russel Crowe for starters.  I even spotted a quick appearance by Darrel, from the walking dead, ahem, I mean, Norman Reedus.  It is of course about an infamous American Gangster, Frank Lucas.  In a way, this is a familiar story, the story of a determined cop chasing down a notorious bad guy.  The main similarity that comes to mind is ‘Heat’, one of my all-time favorite films.  This is more of a biopic about Frank Lucas, and the story in the way it was told was terrific.

Frank:
“What can you promise me?”

Richie:
“You can be rich in jail for the rest of your born days, or be poor outside for some of them.  That’s what I can promise you.”

*****

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