Black Mafia? Who would have thought?

Posted by fetchblog

October 31, 2007

When I first saw the movie for this trailer I went crazy because of who was in it, what the story line was thought to be as, and just the plot itself. I have to admit I have not seen this movie and am anticipating its release in our country, but I have to say that I am already putting this movie up on a pedestal. I hope that its everything that I want it to be…and more. I know you guys are feeling the same way.

Russell Crowe	Detective Richie Roberts
Denzel Washington	Frank Lucas
Ted Levine	Lou Toback
Josh Brolin	Detective Trupo
Common	Turner Lucas
Josh Ortiz	Javy Rivera

“Not since the 70s have we seen such a gritty and intense crime drama. Throw Scarface and The French Connection in a blender and you might come up with something that looks like American Gangster. Washington and Crowe are so good here that I can see both being brought up for Oscar nods for best actor. The supporting cast is just as good. The script by Shindler’s List scriber Steven Zaillian is a tremendous piece of work that gives the actors and director Ridley Scott an easy road map to work with. While almost three hours long, the pacing makes the time go by fast, although I would recommend the small drink so that you don’t have to take a bathroom break and miss any of this great film.”

“This movie is almost perfect, until the last five minutes. If I could have left five minutes early, I would already be declaring my best film of the year choice in October. I won’t spoil it for you, but let’s just say that I was very disappointed in the way the ending was handled.”

Synopsis:

Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city’s leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city’s mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars.

Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.

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Black Mafia? Who would have thought?

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