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Article: COMMENTARY: Two takes on 'American Gangster'
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- November 5, 2007
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Mitchell Akselrad & Paul Tassi
University Wire
11-05-2007
(Michigan Daily) (U-WIRE) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Mitchell Akselrad: 4.5 of 5 stars
There's power embedded in a title like "American Gangster." It's a power supported by two charismatic leads and a company of talented performers. It's a power evoked by a screenplay efficient in its construction. It's a power inherent to director Ridley Scott's name.
Power is an obvious theme in "American Gangster," along with family, values and corporate organization. These are the virtues on which America was founded, and Steven Zaillian's script, based on the New York Magazine article "The Return of Superfly" by Mark Jacobson, makes sure to sew them ...
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