I want to praise this movie, I really, really do want to give it a good rating. But realistically I wasn't blown away, perhaps it was built up too much for me or more likely I'm being harsh because I thought that the movie glossed over the actual gangster stuff a bit too often. Yes the limited scenes of violence on Denzel's part did help to intensify those scenes in which he was ultimately badass, but considering this is based on a real story I think that they could have portrayed his character a bit more realistically.
Please do not get me wrong, this is still a very enjoyable film and both Denzel and Crowe deliver powerful, believable performances and you will not be unsatisfied, I just thought that it wasn't enough.
(I also noticed that the World Trade Centre towers did not appear in a skyline shot which could potentially draw criticism but the movie is set over the period of the construction of the Twin Towers [author's own research] so this should be let slide).
Rating: C
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