American Gangster = American Letdown
American Gangster has everything going for it (story, director, cast, budget) but manages to come across as an exceedingly well edited made-for-TV movie.
It’s a Sunday afternoon snoozer during which every scene contains almost no evidence that the characters are more than automotans or props. Few of the supporting cast have more than a few lines [...]
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