IS American Gangster a classic film?

[Mike Otherz]

what do you think of this film 8 years later? does it hold up? i never liked the Russell Crowe portion. one thing cats need to learn about gangster and crime films, the police part is always theleast interesting, and they dedicated half this film to that shyt. They should have kept it on Frank Lucas and his family and his business i think it would have been better. i give it a solid 8/10.

 

[HHR]

no.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

No. It's a decent movie and there are some really great scenes but they focus way too much on Crowe. But what do you expect from old Ridley

 

[the cac mamba]

jay z knocked at least a half star off the movie by dikkriding it

 

[MartyMcFly]

I don't think so. I think it's got a lot of good to it and I like it a lot but it misses the mark. And not because they focused on Russell's character as much as Frank's but because there's an energy that it seems to lack and its larger points about the environment that would make frank do what he does is kinda lost in the sauce

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

It should be classic. The Crowe focus was over done. Like we give a fukk about his court pleadings w. His ex. Foh. It's still a very watchable and good film. But like Gangs of New York, it shouldve been classic but not quite.

 

[Heretic]

Minus the focus on Richie it would have been.

 

[Arc]

It felt like it could be but never was. The "20 percent " part is classic to me personally.

 

[FlyRy]

No but it is a classic album <>

 

[jwinfield]

It should be classic. The Crowe focus was over done. Like we give a fukk about his court pleadings w. His ex. Foh. It's still a very watchable and good film. But like Gangs of New York, it shouldve been classic but not quite.

And in real life Richie didn't even have a kid

 

[Bob Loblaw]

not enough Cuba Gooding Jr, too much Russell Crowe

 

[satam55]

No.

"The Departed" >>>>>>>>>>>>> "American Gangster"

 

[nieman]

I think the focus on Crowe is justified because in most great crime dramas, there is always focus on both sides of the law.

With that said, it's not classic at all. It's a bland movie, carried by some good acting

 

[MartyMcFly]

I think the focus on Crowe is justified because in most great crime dramas, there is always focus on both sides of the law.

With that said, it's not classic at all. It's a bland movies, carried by some good acting

Yeah there's just no energy to it or just a lack of energy which is crazy. I blame that on Ridley though. I love the movie but I'm not blind enough to say everything I love is a classic

 

[Real]

I REALLY like the movie..but too much Crowe like everyone has said.

Should have been more Focus on Frank vs Nicky Barnes.