35. "Its still better than 'Casino'. Much better." In response to In response to 34
>American Gangster was two biopics and they did a disservice >to Frank Lucas's story by cutting it down in order to include >Ritchie's story. I'd say it's on the same level as The Aviator >(which I thought was too sprawling) and a notch above Casino.
I didn't mind Ritchie's story personally, because I want to know what drives the cop who took Lucas down other than bland bullshit "the drive to be good."
Was just fine to me.
>I don't know if you can even compare The Departed to those >because that was a different type of movie. If you look to The >Departed like it's a biopic then it's beyond retarded.
No, but the Departed isn't good.
And it is a crime story.
If you're going to find differences in order to cop pleas for the Departed, feel free.