American Gangster [Blu-ray]
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Actor: Armand Assante, Josh Brolin, Kevin Corrigan, Ruby Dee, Russell CroweBrand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Cinematographer: Harris Savides
Composer: Marc Streitenfeld
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 335 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-14
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios
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Summary: 5 Stars
I love Russle Crowe and Denzel Washington together they make an awesome impact in this great Ganster Movie, and on blue ray its just outstanding to view and make a part of your great movie collection
Summary of American Gangster [Blu-ray]
IN 1970S AMERICA, A DETECTIVE WORKS TO BRING DOWN THE DRUG EMPIRE OF FRANK LUCAS, A HEROIN KINGPIN FROM MANHATTAN, WHO IS SMUGGLING THE DRUG INTO THE COUNTRY FROM THE FAR EAST.Ridley Scott puts on his "sweeping saga" gameface again, this time not for the sci-fi vistas of Blade Runner or the ancient world of Gladiator but for an urban epic. American Gangster gives the story of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), a real-life Harlem crime lord who built an empire on Southeast Asian heroin in the 1970s. Running parallel to Lucas's somewhat standard story is the investigation led by a persistent New Jersey cop, Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe). Roberts is a more interesting character than Lucas--too honest for his own good, unlucky in his personal life--and this kind of character, easily patronized by others, fits Crowe like a polyester shirt. Scott's tendency to hit his points square on the noggin is much in evidence here, including the typecasting of the supporting roles and the predictable Serpico atmosphere of the whole thing. (And speaking of supporting actors, the film needs more Chiwetel Ejiofor, whose role as a Lucas sidekick feels cut down.) It succeeds as a kind of chewy entertainment, fueled by the presence of two big stars working their muscles. Both Washington and Crowe look pretty brawny here. --Robert Horton
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