- CELEBRITY
- 05:00 PM, Mar 29
What "American Gangster" lacks is the ruthless crime lord its title promisesby Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News ]
scarcely convincing as social-problem filmmakingby Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
cohesive and grippingby Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ]
already looking like a major awards contenderby Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
a wheezy, hot air-inflated dudby Geoff Pevere [Toronto Star ]
a rip-snortin' tough-guy movie: the action's exciting violence shocks, its posturing amuses, and it's never less than seat-edge suspensefulby Bob Strauss [LA Daily News ]
a reason to revisit the genreby Jolie Williamson [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
a professionally made, occasionally gripping and powerful piece of cinemaby David Mercier [FilmJudge ]