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American Gangster: a thin film

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I have to say I thought this was easy entertainment and absolutely nothing more.
The ease with which our gangster chum arranges to buy and ship huge quantities of smack from SE Asia... well, it actually wasn't even mentioned. One minute he is trying to buy small amounts from street dealers and the next a war lord is taking his money and actually supplying the goods.
Transport? Well here's the stuff in New York and instantly our hero has a big house on the hill... bought just for his dear old mum!
The cop hunting him, surely a Serpico remodel, manages a evening class degree in law while on the job and miraculously becomes DA to prosecute the criminal he just ran down!
America: where dreams come true!
Shame on you, Ridley Scott, for making such a slight film. Bruce Willis could have been in it for all its depth. Arnie could have been in it for all its depth!
It's quite long but zips by but it is neither the Good Fellas nor the Serpico it would love to be. Closer to Kojak I'm afraid.
When did Scott last make a really good film?

Follow Ups:

that prosecuting the crook he captured is absurd. - Duilawyer 09:39:48 01/10/08 (3)
If it really happened, the judge who allowed it was insane. It clearly violates rules of ethics, and trial conduct, where the jury would be confused if the detective was telling things he really knew or just advocating for the DA's office. Absurd. And very odd that the detective would agree to do that, and then represent the gangster??????????????????

Payoff.
- I could understand... - dave c 12:01:18 01/10/08 (2)
  ... why a cop who was actually honest (even if imagining an honest cop might be harder!!) would want to become a defence attorney, but why then did he take the job in the DA's office?
  The story about becoming a defence attorney would seem more interesting than the story as shown in the film.
  American Gangster 2?
  - At every trial, the judge begins by telling the jury that what the LAWYERS - Duilawyer 17:44:20 01/10/08 (1)
    say is not evidence is just their opinion of what they hope to show with evidence, which will be witnesses, exhibits, and possible stipulations. Was he going to call himself as a witness?
    - I would love to see the defence on cross... nt - dave c 18:36:51 01/10/08 (0)
      bleep
Besides which, it just wasn't exciting. Denzel just dead-panned - tinear 04:42:25 01/10/08 (1)
as he walked through another role as a thug.
Yeah, when WAS the last good Scott effort?
- Alien. nt - Duilawyer 09:21:20 01/10/08 (0)
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RE: American Gangster: a thin film - sjb 21:53:04 01/09/08 (1)
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"You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when he hates all the same people you do."
- Click on Richie Roberts under the arrest and release section. (Open in New Window)
- THat's odd... - dave c 11:58:25 01/10/08 (0)
  ... because nowhere does it say he prosecuted the case and as an ASSISTANT DA surely someone more senior would have lead the team.
  The more intriguing story for the film would have been to include his taking up the defence role after quitting the DA's office.

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