Russell Crowe returns as Ridley Scott's De Niro in American Gangster, the story of Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas. Set during the early 1970's the story deals with the "Wholesale" distribution and pricing that Lucas introduced by having his drugs shipped directly to him from South east Asia during the Vietnam War. Crowe plays the drug task force head that makes the discovery that it's a black man from harlem and not the Mafia that's running the major drug business in New York and New Jersey. Denzel Washington gives us another great performance as Frank Lucas. I've never seen Washington play a character that is cold and violent in one scene and a happy family man in the next without missing a beat or mixing the two together. Crowe once again proves that he's on top of his game as Richie Roberts, played almost as a pathetic character throughout the film.
Another classic from Ridley Scott, who continues to seal his reputation as one of the top directors of the last thirty years.
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