A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. First of all, I have to tell you some background concerning the circumstances in which I end up watching this flick the first time around. When I was living in France, I used to go very often to the movie theater, at least once a week since I was 12 years old. I just loved it but then I moved to the Netherlands, I met my wife, she already got two kids then we got a baby girl together. So, for maybe 4 or 5 years, I didn’t go much to the theater because I was busy with my wife and kids. However, when the youngest got older, it started to hitch me, I wanted to have something for myself, some quality time, so I decided to go back to the movies, just like in the good old days. Well, I have never been a religious man but, to me, it was like going back to my temple, seriously. So, of course, even before the movie started, I already loved the damned thing, just because of these circumstances and even afterwards, I thought it was completely awesome. I have been following Ridley Scott for years and his directing didn’t disappoint me. There was also a fine cast (Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, RZA, Carla Gugino) and they all delivered some solid performances. Furthermore, I thought the story was fairly  entertaining. So, when I came out, I was kind of ecstatic but, when I think about it now, I think I enjoyed it so much above all because I missed my regular trips to the theater. Indeed, at the end of the day, it is a solid and well made gangster feature but it didn’t bring much to the genre and it wasn’t really original in its approach, I’m afraid. The second time around, it also struck me that none of the characters involved, even Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts, were actually developed whatsoever. Still, in spite of its flaws, it was another solid directorial effort from Ridley Scott and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.