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American Gangster   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: B+ 14 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 25181 ratings  User Reviews (1891 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 1891  |   Next   Overall Grade: A- Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: B A gangster epic to remeber by tennille (movies profile) (Apr 4, 2008) 426 of 506 people found this review helpful American Gangster will fall in line with such greats as the Godfather and Goodfellas! An automatic hit! Don't look for a training day or scarface, it has less violence,... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Great Movie!! (Don't watch if u expect action) by Grim (movies profile) (Jun 17, 2008) 270 of 308 people found this review helpful WARNING: DONT SEE THIS MOVIE IF YOUR EXPECTING A LOT OF SHOOT OUTS AND GANG VIOLENCE!!! This movie was a great movie and WILL win an award. The script was excellent and t... Full Review Overall Grade: D Story: D+ Acting: C- Direction: D- Visuals: B AMERICAN TEASE by Mr. Ringmaster (movies profile) (Jul 9, 2008) 309 of 516 people found this review helpful If you are a fan of such gangster classics as The "Godfather" or "Goodfellas," this film is not for you. Imagine being invited to a lavish dinner party, with a spread to... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: B+ Acting: A+ Direction: A- Visuals: B+ A Gritty, Powerful Gangster Drama by Ian (movies profile) (Jun 13, 2008) 106 of 124 people found this review helpful My biggest concern going into "American Gangster" was that I was afraid it was going to be another copy of "The Departed." However, I was pleasantly surprised that it was... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: A- Visuals: A- American Godfather? by Kris (movies profile) (Dec 1, 2007) 38 of 47 people found this review helpful As a fan of Washington's movies, Gangster was a must see. I saw it at an early premiere and walked out of the theatre refreshed by its simplicity and originality. First... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Legendary Movie by EVA (movies profile) (Apr 27, 2008) 39 of 51 people found this review helpful This movie, a few years down the line, might be another Scarface movie. Not a lot of action but it's very detailed. I live in that neighborhood in the 80's & it wasn't pr... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A- Direction: A- Visuals: A Great Movie With More Than You Think..... by SamR (movies profile) (Nov 29, 2007) 30 of 37 people found this review helpful I just saw this movie and it was really good. Enough action with a tight, smoothly unfolding story. Enough character development to keep you feeling connected. Finely... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A Must see movie by Cassandra (movies profile) (Dec 12, 2007) 34 of 47 people found this review helpful Loved this movie. What could be better than Denzel, Ruby Dee, Chitel, & Russell Crowe. Great cast, great movie. Powerful. I've been waiting to see this movie for months... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: B+ Acting: B+ Direction: B+ Visuals: N/A It was worth seeing, but not Oscar worthy by Dan (movies profile) (Dec 1, 2007) 71 of 132 people found this review helpful I've been waiting to see this movie for 4 years, that was back when Benicio Del Toro was involved with this picture. This is about Frank Lucas and how he builds his empi... Full Review Overall Grade: C+ Story: B- Acting: B- Direction: B- Visuals: C+ GENERIC GANGSTA MOVIE! by Bryian R (movies profile) (Jan 27, 2008) 13 of 16 people found this review helpful How many times are they gonna try and remake Scarface, or the Godfather? Denzel does a good job in this movie, but some of his lines remind me of Training Day, which was... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 1891  |   Next