Gangster SquadMovie Reviews

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  • So-so
    Written January 17, 2013

    There's no "Wait for it to come out on Netflix" option, huh?

    by primesilver

    When I first saw the previews, I remember thinking, "Oh, it's basically The Untouchables," except after Prohibition. What I should have realized was that it was basically The Untouchables without a script written by David Mamet. There are so many words I can use to describe the script: clunky, convoluted, predictable...but "hack" is probably the lead. There is literally a line where Sean Penn says, "You know the drill," and then one of his cronies grabs a drill and uses it on someone. So clever!!

    I can't tell if the people in this movie knew how bad it was going to be, and so they embraced it, or if everyone just brought in terrible performances. The acting was pretty wooden, and although there were genuine moments of cuteness in the movie (pulled off well), the theater I was in laughed the hardest at a serious scene at the end. This is a movie to watch at home with friends and rip apart (in that fun way). No need to pay full price.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 27, 2013

    Very good flick.

    by srduff52

    Great casting. Sold story. I might go see it again at the theater... for the "big screen" affect. Penn was exceptional. Gosling was a good - tough guy. The main leader on the Gangster Squad stood his ground to Penn's acting and was super hero type charter.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 19, 2013

    Compelling story, and characters

    by Kay11Jay

    Go see it, it was one of those movies that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I was taken with the story of justice and good vs evil.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • Oh No!
    Written March 17, 2013

    Horrible, Cheesy, Lame

    by stevegamica

    Phoney movie, don't waste your time. Worst movie ever for Penn and Gossling

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Oh No!
    Written January 19, 2013

    Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang-Bang Squad

    by IWantMyMoneysWorth

    A lightweight and laughably simplistic screenplay/plot/dialog patched together as a clumsy framework to feature gratuitous automatic gunfire and bloodletting. The inane opening drawn-and-halved scene set the tone for what followed. This is the type of irresponsibly senseless and graphically bloody violence that seeps into and feeds the suggestive subconscious of the silently disturbed. There was some redeeming entertainment value to be found in the fantastically detailed period interior and exterior backdrops, and in the Carmen Miranda musical number.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 22, 2013

    Classic Gangster Movie

    by mkkonderla

    Before you go see Gangster Squad, it's highly recommended to Google Mickey Coen so you have an understand his background and career leading up to his move to LA. He worked for Capone before his planting roots in LA. The movie does not really refer to this but you will understand better his wanting to get into sports wagering. Plenty of action to keep you entertained. Good mix of characters and actors.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 12, 2013

    If your looking for a great time ?

    by 4everismile

    I went to this movie today and I had a great time there was laughing and interesting tidbits about the movie that I didn't know and I live in LA.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 13, 2013

    Great movie, great cast.

    by rodmarkland

    Loved the movie. Casting, acting, directing; all were big hits with this one. Really a great job recreating 1940s Los Angeles.
    Leave your kids at home though, this is a night out with the wife movie.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 17, 2013

    Ganster Squad

    by thedoctor777

    Sean Penn gives a spectacular performance as a mob boss. This film is based on true events when the mob tried to take over L A in the late 1940's. The acting was excellent throughout the film and the storyline good. Two things to be aware of is a high dead body count and excessive cussing, including both the F and C word. I realize that the language fits the rolls of the stories content; but you should beware of it. I would still say go and see this film if only to see Sean Penn's performance.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 12, 2013

    Gangster Squad review

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    I've heard a lot of good things abour this film since I saw the first trailer for it with "The Dark Knight Rises". Sean Penn is the scene stealer of the film. His portrayal of real-life gangster MickeyCohn was so impressive, it was like seeing a young Robert DeNiro in Once Upon A Time In America. The cast was also great; Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are quite good in their roles. The director really made an effort in bring the Los Angeles of the late 1940's to life. I'm glad that the producrers decided not to use the scene from the early trailers that showed the police shooting from behind a movie screen; it was all too familiar with the infamous Aurora shooting. But this film is indeed worth seeing.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 11, 2013

    AWESOME!

    by Romodanny3

    I don't understand why critics are bashing this movie so much, It was a really good movie that never leaves you bored. It's everything you expected it to be, go see it!!!

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 11, 2013

    Delicious Film Noir: **** Tracy With A License To Kill

    by frankieagogo

    James Brolin is at his best! Prepare yourself for two incredible hours of great acting and fun violence. Yes, it's a comic book, the real Mickey Cohen was nothing like the character Sean Penn portrays in the movie; at 66, Cohen died at home from a heart attack. Yes, Coen was quite a character, he survived several assassination attempts, including a bombing of his home in Brentwood, and a shooting on the Sunset Strip; although the movie suggests he was a psychopath in complete charge of Los Angeles; not so. Gangster Squad is inspired by real events. Yes, there was a real Gangster Squad, but the writer's inspiration runs extremely fast and loose with the facts, most of all, the endless, outrageous high-profile public violence, as depicted in the film, never happened. But forget reality, the movie is a thrill ride of **** Tracy with a license to kill. Emma Stone is tasty eye-candy but underutilized as a story line; she brings little to the story with the exception of looking amazing.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 14, 2013

    The ganster squad

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    Boooooo to the critics I LIKED THIS MOVIE FROM THE BEGINING TO THE END.
    Lots of action kept you on your seat waiting for the next move.
    (MUST GO)

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 13, 2013

    Gangster Squad

    by angelauto

    It was a good movie.Not as good as LA Confidential,or Mullholland Falls,but still,a good movie.The acting was good.Ryan Gosling's charcterwas really good.Pretty well good movie for everyone.There was no bad language,to speak of.Emma Stone was good as well.Go see it for yourself.Not a diss-appointment

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  • So-so
    Written January 12, 2013

    On a 1 to 10 scale its a 5 at best.

    by luvstainless

    Supposed to based on the true story about Mickey Cohen but research on line does not support the movie's info. The actors did a good job of playing the parts, good job on the sets for time period. This gal is certainly getting her share of movie time even though she just isn't that attractive. Yes she can act which I guess is better than a hot dim wit Megan Fox playing the part.

    • 11 out of 19 found this review helpful.
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Andrea_AT15 Just watched Gangster Squad...officially one of my top 5 favorite movies!

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Fade2Blacc Gangster Squad was aight

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cornmaine Gangster Squad was so bad but Emma and Ryan were just beyond gorgeous I couldn't looks away

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neonfoxtongue Gangster Squad was enjoyable. Bonus: they didn't kill off the visible minorities like most action movies.

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richXCI Sean Penn was brilliant in Gangster Squad.

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