Based on a true story, it's a very good film, with hints of The French Connection. Washington dominates as an increasingly paranoid Lucas, enemies both within and without, but Crowe is good as his nemesis. The 70's are also suitably evoked with a really good, authentic soundtrack.
Saturday, 2 February 2013
American Gangster
Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) inherits a drug empire from his boss and decides to cut out the middle men by smuggling heroin directly from Vietnam using the coffins of dead servicemen unaware he is being tracked by a detective (Russell Crowe) and his team.
Based on a true story, it's a very good film, with hints of The French Connection. Washington dominates as an increasingly paranoid Lucas, enemies both within and without, but Crowe is good as his nemesis. The 70's are also suitably evoked with a really good, authentic soundtrack.
Based on a true story, it's a very good film, with hints of The French Connection. Washington dominates as an increasingly paranoid Lucas, enemies both within and without, but Crowe is good as his nemesis. The 70's are also suitably evoked with a really good, authentic soundtrack.
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