Invece, torna con un film potente e ben diretto come American Gangster.
Storia (più o meno vera) di un gangster newyorkese di colore, che con tanto sano spirito imprenditoriale riesce ad arrivare ai vertici narcotraffico, territorio storicamente in mano a latini ed italo-americani. A combatterlo, solo uno sparuto gruppo di poliziotti onesti, circondati da colleghi corrotti.
Oltre due ore e mezza con un buon ritmo, in cui si parla tanto e si spara altrettanto. Pregevole la regia - pur senza momenti davvero memorabili - gran parte del peso del film poggia sulle spalle degli interpreti, in particolare dell'eccezionale Denzel Washington e di un buon Russell Crowe (pur non amandolo affatto, con quelle due sole espressioni che si ritrova: "cane bastonato" e "cane bastonato che però adesso gli girano").
Ogni tanto, un film sui gangster ci sta sempre bene.
Voto: 8.
Tags: crimine, thriller, drammatico, anni '70, New York, droga, narcotraffico, eroina, Saigon, Vietnam, mafia, poliziotto, corruzione, spacciatore, omicidio, sparatoria, siringa, ago, inseguimento, soldi, organizzazione.
Scott, Ridley
Data di nascita: 30 November 1937
Altezza: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Coniuge: Sandy Watson::(24 May 1979 - 12 January 1989) (divorced) 1 child, Felicity Heywood::(March 1964 - 15 December 1975) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- Blood Meridian (2009) .... [regista]
- Emma's War (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Nottingham (2009) .... (attached) [regista]
- Tell-Tale (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Tripoli (2009) .... (development executive) [misc]
- "The Andromeda Strain" (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Body of Lies (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Churchill at War (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Factor X (2008) .... (producer) [produttore]
- American Gangster (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
Trivia random: Has made over 2000 commercials.
Citazione random: Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They're more intrigued by human relations. If you're making a film about the trappings of the period, and you're forgetting that human relationships are the most engaging part of the storytelling process, then you're in trouble.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
American Gangster (2007)
Regista: Ridley Scott
Scrittore: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Genere: Crime, Drama, Crime
Valutazione: 8.2/10 (43976 voti) [#161 nella top250]
Durata: 157 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Denzel Washington .... Frank Lucas
- Russell Crowe .... Det. Richie Roberts
- Chiwetel Ejiofor .... Huey Lucas
- Josh Brolin .... Detective Trupo
- Lymari Nadal .... Eva
- Ted Levine .... Det. Lou Toback
- Roger Guenveur Smith .... Nate
- John Hawkes .... Det. Freddie Spearman
- RZA .... Moses Jones
- Yul Vazquez .... Alphonse Abruzzo
Trama:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
Trivia random: Director Ridley Scott had read the first draft of Steven Zaillian's screenplay before filming Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and instantly became interested in directing it. While filming his next feature, A Good Year (2006), Scott and Russell Crowe extensively discussed the project, which ultimately led to them signing on.
Citazione random: Nephew: I don't wanna play baseball no more.::Huey Lucas: [enters back patio] Frank, we got a problem.::Frank Lucas: [looks at his brother then looks back at his nephew] Well, what do you want?::Nephew: I want what you got Uncle Frank.::Nephew: I wanna be you.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Washington, Denzel
Nome di battesimo: Jr., Denzel Hayes Washington
Data di nascita: 28 December 1954
Altezza: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Coniuge: Pauletta Washington::(25 June 1983 - present) 4 children
Ultimi lavori:
- The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) .... [attore]
- American Gangster (2007) .... Frank Lucas [attore]
- The Great Debaters (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Deja Vu (2006) .... Agent Doug Carlin - ATF [attore]
- Inside Man (2006) .... Detective Keith Frazier [attore]
- Man on Fire (2004) .... Creasy [attore]
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) .... Ben Marco [attore]
- Out of Time (2003/I) .... Matthias Lee Whitlock [attore]
- Antwone Fisher (2002) .... (producer) [produttore]
- John Q (2002) .... John Quincy Archibald [attore]
Biografia:
Tall, strikingly handsome leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician mother. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However, he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and upon graduation he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory Theater. He left A.C.T. after only 1 year to seek work as an actor. With his acting versatility and powerful sexual presence, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Segal. Through the 1980s he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of Dr. Chandler in NBC's hit medical series "St. Elsewhere" (1982), a role that he would play for 6 years. In 1989 he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Edward Zwick's powerful historical masterpiece Glory (1989). Through the 1990s Denzel co-starred in such big budget productions as The Pelican Brief (1993); Philadelphia (1993); Crimson Tide (1995); The Preacher's Wife (1996); and Courage Under Fire (1996) - a role for which he was paid $10 million. He lives quietly in Los Angeles with his wife Pauletta and their 4 children. Cerebral and meticulous in his film work, he made his debut as a director in 2002 with Antwone Fisher (2002).
Trivia random: Is the second of three children.
Citazione random: (In 1998) "Acting's like someone asking you for years to write the characters, but they write the book."
Salario massimo: $20,000,000, per Out of Time (2003/I)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Crowe, Russell
Nome di battesimo: Crowe, Russell Ira
Data di nascita: 7 April 1964
Altezza: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Coniuge: Danielle Spencer::(7 April 2003 - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- Nottingham (2009) .... Sir Robert Tornham [attore]
- Body of Lies (2008) .... Ed Hoffman [attore]
- State of Play (2008) .... Cal McAffrey [attore]
- Tenderness (2008) .... Detective Cristofuoro [attore]
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007) .... Ben Wade [attore]
- American Gangster (2007) .... Det. Richie Roberts [attore]
- A Good Year (2006) .... Max Skinner [attore]
- Cinderella Man (2005) .... Jim Braddock [attore]
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) .... Capt. Jack Aubrey [attore]
- 60 Odd Hours in Italy (2002) .... [regista]
Biografia:
Born in New Zealand, Russell has made his home in Australia since he was a small child. The son of movie set caterers, Russell got the acting bug early in life. Beginning as a child star on a local Australian TV show, Russell's first big break came with two films ... the first, Romper Stomper (1992), gained him a name throughout the film community in Australia and the neighboring countries. The second, The Sum of Us (1994), helped put him on the American map, so to speak. Sharon Stone heard of him from Romper Stomper (1992) and wanted him for her film, The Quick and the Dead (1995). But filming on The Sum of Us (1994) had already begun. Sharon is reported to have held up shooting until she had her gunslinger-Crowe, for her film. With The Quick and the Dead (1995) under his belt as his first American film, the second was offered to him soon after. Virtuosity (1995), starring Denzel Washington, put Russell in the body of a Virtual Serial Killer, Sid6.7 ... a role unlike any he had played so far. Virtuosity (1995), a Sci-Fi extravaganza, was a fun film and, again, opened the door to even more American offers. L.A. Confidential (1997), Russell's third American film, brought him the US fame and attention that his fans have felt he deserved all along. Missing the Oscar nod this time around, he didn't seem deterred and signed to do his first film with The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). He has recently achieved even more success and awards for his performances in Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Trivia random: Son-in-law of actor Don Spencer.
Citazione random: Dani was three weeks early last time, she gave birth just a few days after she was chased down the street by four photographers. Nobody cares, particularly the photographers, nobody cares to focus on what that is. She was just walking down the street with her girlfriend and they rushed her - four of them all surrounded her. So she panicked and slipped and all this sort of stuff. If I'd been there that would have been a really serious situation. I tell you right now, they will be tarred and feathered if they hassle my pregnant wife again.
Salario massimo: $20,000,000, per Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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