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American Gangster (2007)
Waste of time and talent. Overrated.
Considering the pedigree of Ridley Scott, Crowe and Denzel, you would expect something great here. Unfortunately what you get is a paint by numbers script that has no intrigue or nuance, the character development is soulless. The only reason I kept watching is because I was hoping it would somehow get better (and because I like Russell Crowe & Ridley's movies so much). This movie is mind numbingly dull. There are no surprises and it is relentlessly predictable. Sad through and through, sad script, sad real story, sad misuse of tremendous talent, sad that other better films missed out on awards, and sad that this murderous gangster was let out of prison after just 15 years.
Rake: Greene v The World (2018)
A terrible disappointment.
This episode failed at maintaining the greatness of the previous seasons, of the sincerity of the characters and failed to establish any audience engagement or care for the plot lines...
And oh boy, how many plot lines can one cram into one episode?! Far too many for any audience member to care about any of it.
They're the same fantastic actors, but completely under utilised. Richard Roxburgh's charisma was the only reason I didn't press stop before the end.
I doubt I'll attempt to watch the next episode. A pity, as I had so looked forward to this season.