American Gangster
more meat, more fire
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From: Orange, CA
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From: Mexico, by Jaymar
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From: pittsburgh.
I have see it twice now and for some reason I get an unfinished feeling to the movie. Kind of like they didn't go deep enough into any one of the characters to really have you feel some sort of bond to them.
As example in Goodfellas and Heat you learn a lot about one or more of the characters and not only their gangster life but intimate details of their "normal" life. In AG it seems as though right when it begins to touch on more intimate details it pulls back and moves to something else.
I liked it but something is missing.
As example in Goodfellas and Heat you learn a lot about one or more of the characters and not only their gangster life but intimate details of their "normal" life. In AG it seems as though right when it begins to touch on more intimate details it pulls back and moves to something else.
I liked it but something is missing.
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From: Montréal, Canada
i found that the lack of time reference during the movie made it difficult to follow him thru his power gain and his fall. I mean there isint a peak moment and the audience doesn't get full "holy shit" effect out of the movie. How much would he import or process per month/week... how much money he made.
At the end i dig that between 1969 and 1976 he made 250Million+ plus but didnt get that effect during the actual story telling.
At the end i dig that between 1969 and 1976 he made 250Million+ plus but didnt get that effect during the actual story telling.
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From: My own level of hell
i found that the lack of time reference during the movie made it difficult to follow him thru his power gain and his fall. I mean there isint a peak moment and the audience doesn't get full "holy shit" effect out of the movie. How much would he import or process per month/week... how much money he made.
At the end i dig that between 1969 and 1976 he made 250Million+ plus but didnt get that effect during the actual story telling.
At the end i dig that between 1969 and 1976 he made 250Million+ plus but didnt get that effect during the actual story telling.
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