My man...

Run! Don't walk, and reserve your tix to one of the most anticipated gangster flicks of the year. This week, Ridley Scott's American Gangster, estimated to be the black equivalent of the Godfather/Scarface phenomena, drops this week, and we can almost guarantee it will meet the expectations of those waiting. The film follows the life of Harlem kingpin, Frank Lucas, documenting his rise from dopeboy to Dope King. With an amazing ensemble cast of revered actors, and hip hop superstars, American Gangster lives up to its name, without the unnecessary shoot 'em up scenes. Russell Crowe definitely does his thing (for lack of better words.) However, I couldn't really tell the difference between this Denzel, and Denzel from Man on Fire, or Deja Vu, or...Denzel in real life. We're still waiting for him to play the part he was born to play: a down and out, crazed and deranged crack head, even better a tranny crack head, then we'll be the judge of his acting skills. The point is its a good movie, to the point and subtle. How did you do it Ridley? Maybe it was by giving each rapper about 5 lines for all 3 hours of the film. RZA?? What are you doing here?