Saw American Gangster recently, big fan of Ridley, Denzel & Russell, so no surprise that I thought it was very good. It's really a 4 act play, so somewhat unusual in its pacing at times. Ruby Dee as Denzel's mother has an awesome scene late in the 3rd act. Josh Brolin is really effective as a bad cop, can't wait to see him as the protagonist in No Country For Old Men.