American Gangster (2007) Play Movie

Ridley Scott's listless Big Statement is a wheezy, hot air-inflated dud.. For talent, Scott couldn't start much purer. Washington and Crowe are consummate craftsmen who burrow deep into their characters.. Their ambition is out there. But for all the sprawl, American Gangster feels secondhand. It's like Scarface drained of blood, at arm's length from the culture that spawned it.. Washington's steely grip on his impersonation of Frank Lucas holds the film together.. What American Gangster does hav...