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Article: FILM REVIEW: 'American Gangster' is a revised, better 'Scarface'
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- November 5, 2007
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Dan Buyanovsky
University Wire
11-05-2007
(The Miami Hurricane) (U-WIRE) CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- This year's newest blockbuster is Ridley Scott-directed American Gangster starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Cuba Gooding Jr. with rappers Common and T.I. The opening scene follows gangster Bumpy Johnson instilling his lessons and thoughts on his apprentice, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), as they walk through the Harlem streets, setting the foundation for an amazing film and truly suspenseful tale.
American Gangster tells the story of the rise and fall of Lucas, one of Harlem's most well-known and successful drug kingpins. The film follows Lucas from his apprenticeship to the late ...
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