Monday, November 5, 2007

Rickles Film Reviews


Vol. 2 American Gangster

Don't know if any of you have seen this movie. Its a solid gangster picture, not on the level of say last years Departed, but miles above the recent release We Own the Night. I know you've all seen mafia movie, so its all been done before. It all becomes about execution then. Good acting, unforgettable characters, solid direction. It has all of these just not enough. The biggest problem is its actually riping of two classic Al Pancio movies at the same time. (No not the Godfather) Scarface, as you might have guessed is similar to Denzel's role. Check out the poster for more proof of Scarface infringement. Furthermore, Russell Crowe is simply Serpico without the beard or the hippy look. While its not as good as either of those pictures either, its still decent. Ridel Scott directs and while he's a great director (Alien & Gladiator) this isn't his genre. He cant compete with Scorosese or Coppola. I would recommend this movie to any body who wants to see a good but not great gansta picture, which i always down for.


2 comments:

Herbert Frundle IV said...

You forgot your pre-requisite see it now/wait for dvd finisher. That's like a temporary thumb's up/thumb's down from the Rickles I gauge some of my initiative to get out of the house on. What's the word?

Rickles said...

wait for dvd, but see it for sure. however, get out your house for Darjeeling Limited!