American Gangster

So, the day arrived, the big day arrived. Finally, I was going to see the movie of the century, the movie of movies- American Gangster!
Our poetry group had decided to go to the cinema in suits, in real gangster style. Well, that's what William Cunningham thought, without the knowledge of Cunningham, we decided to scrap the suit idea and go casual.
The line to the ticket till was fairly long. I could smell the excitement in the air. We finally got in, got good seats, not too high, not too low. Then in walks Mr. Cunningham a beige corduroy suit, brown shoes to match, he looked up, expecting to see his brethren in lapels, shirts and ties, what he got were hoodies, jeans and beanies.
Now the movie begins.
What an opening scene, the scene was bursting with gangsterisimo! I love how they showed Frank Lucas as a loving family man, and then also a man about his money. His brother (played by Nigerian born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor) left some heroin in the car he wasnt supposed to).and the cops found out, next thing Frank Lucas beats him black and blue. Another African actor- Idris Elba is also in the movie, as a small time gangster who tries to fill the void left when Harlem's biggest gangster dies. Idris gets killed by Denzel, in broad daylight.
There are some scenes that are not for the fainthearted, like a scene of a baby crying, and his mom has OD'd and is lying dead beside him.
Anyway, Denzel's character Frank Lucas finally gets nabbed by Russell Crowe's character Richie Roberts in an iconic scene outside of the church.
One thing that surprised me though was the enthusiasm with which Frank Lucas snitched. He caused the conviction of many corrupt cops and government agents.
Verdict?- This has surpassed Dreamgirls as my favourite movie. It is absolutely flawless. Denzel is fierce as Frank Lucas. The scene where you see the best example of Uncle Denzel's impeccable acting is when he talks to Armand Assante's character 'Dominic Cattano', they scene that has the famous "They tried to kill my wife!" I'm sorry but this movie has my vote for best everything at the Academy Awards..Best Lead Actor- Denzel Washington, Best Supporting- Russell Crowe..Best Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Director- Ridley Scott. The movie is a perfect 10. Supporting cast include Common as Denzel's bro, T.I. (the foolish rapper) as Common's son. RZA (Wu-Tang clan) as a detective, Cuba Gooding as the gangster 'Nicky Barnes'...and of course Anthony Hamilton doing what he does best!
I recommend it to every single person on this earth. You can't have lived if you haven't seen American Gangster!