I was lucky that my Professor of Microeconomics actually gave us some sample test questions for the midterm. When I heard of this, I figured there were five or six questions awaiting us. Lo and behold, there were 40 pages of study material! I was impressed and I definitely hit the books a little after coming back home from the cottage.
However, lack of sleep got the best of me and I found myself waking up from a four hour nap when the sun was starting to go down. After making some dinner and reviewing some study questions, I settled in with a Ridley Scott film; American Gangster starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. It deals with Frank Lucas who was a gangster in New York back in the late 60s and deals with his rise to power.
It was a decent film and it surprisingly held me interest at 9PM. It was quite long and a little drawn out. I was talking to some people at lunch who said they’ve tried to watch the entire film and just were uninterested. I enjoyed it, but it definitely is no Godfather film. If you have 2.5 hours to spend watching a slow moving film with some great acting and a good ‘based on a true story’ story, then check out American Gangster!
Also, if you think it’s your typical gangster film with a lot of violence, it is not. It’s very story based.