After watching American Gangster, I read a bunch of reviews basically saying this: It’s good, but not on the level of classic crime movies. Since I really really liked American Gangster, I was thinking this was just a bunch of snooty old critics stuck in their time. Then I realized, hey maybe I should watch one of these “classics” to see what the fuss is about. And I was dead wrong. They’re called classics for a reason. I thought it’d be ruined for me since there are so many pop-culture references. I thought I had a pretty good idea of the plot but I didn’t. Remarkable acting. It’s one of the coolest things that my dad was watching the same movie at about the same age that I am and it’s probably still as good now as it was then. Perfect film.
November 11, 2007