{"product_id":"american-gangster","title":"American Gangster","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAcademy Award winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) for an epic story as powerful as it is true. Armed with ruthless, street-wise tactics and a strict sense of honor, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem's chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas's multi-million dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation. American Gangster is \"a brutal and brilliant film.\" (Pete Hammond, Maxim)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonus Content:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Commentary with Director Ridley Scott and Writer Steven Zaillian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Alternate Opening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Frank and Eva's Wedding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Tru-Blu: The Real Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Killer Threads: Costumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Crime War: Production\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Into the Arena: Ali vs. Frazier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster - Rhythm of the Street: Sound, Music and Editing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Case Files: Script Meeting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Case Files: Heroin Test Show \u0026amp; Tell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Case Files: Setting Up the Takedown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRidley Scott puts on his \"sweeping saga\" gameface again, this time not for the sci-fi vistas of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or the ancient world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGladiator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut for an urban epic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Gangster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives the story of Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), a real-life Harlem crime lord who built an empire on Southeast Asian heroin in the 1970s. Running parallel to Lucas's somewhat standard story is the investigation led by a persistent New Jersey cop, Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe). Roberts is a more interesting character than Lucas--too honest for his own good, unlucky in his personal life--and this kind of character, easily patronized by others, fits Crowe like a polyester shirt. Scott's tendency to hit his points square on the noggin is much in evidence here, including the typecasting of the supporting roles and the predictable Serpico atmosphere of the whole thing. (And speaking of supporting actors, the film needs more Chiwetel Ejiofor, whose role as a Lucas sidekick feels cut down.) It succeeds as a kind of chewy entertainment, fueled by the presence of two big stars working their muscles. Both Washington and Crowe look pretty brawny here. --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Horton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Gangster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStills from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Gangster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Click for larger image)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Dvd","offer_id":45911909105855,"sku":"0339f6b4-5d90-4ed7-8ad2-cef38719d5f0","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/b51604e90203f6d1a9c38beb8655e691.jpg?v=1785002760","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/american-gangster","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}