Gangster SquadMovie Reviews


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  • Must Go!
    Written January 15, 2013

    Exciting

    by lyrix

    I really enjoyed the movie. Had some funny moments but also kept me on the edge of my seat. The acting and action was amazing. Very good plot and story line.

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 19, 2013

    A GREAT GANGSTER MOVIE

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    Wow this movie was amazing ! Every action scene was so detailed with blood and a wow factor. I recomend seeing it because it gives you a true outlook on the gangster scene in los angeles in the 1940s. MUST SEE THIS MOVIE!!All the actors and actresses were on point and this movie is a tear jerker at some parts. This movie is more for adults due to the violence and some gore of blood.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written February 9, 2013

    Great acting

    by toowitty

    It's based on Mickey Cohen's gangster activities in L.A. in the 40's and 50's. The opening scene is pretty horrific. Just don't look! Otherwise, it's well-acted and exciting. Some parts are fictionalized for effect.
    The photography was good and set decoration/design was excellent and certainly evoked L.A. in that era.
    Definitely not for kids.

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

    Excellent

    by tarawa

    Sean Penn very good in his role as well as the rest of the cast. Sometimes close to more than needed, ut doesn't detract from the movie as a whole. Nick Nolte better than I expected as Parker. Well worth it.

    • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 13, 2013

    better than I thought it would be!

    by askbernie

    It surprised me. My husband loves gangster-type movies... I have a tendency to shy away from period movies like this. I was pleasantly surprised how grabbed me and kept my attention. Great acting, especially by Sean Penn. He never ceases to amaze me how he is absorbed into the character. You forget he is an actor.
    Go see it. A bit bloody, but that is to be expected with this genre.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 29, 2013

    Heavy on action, light on facts

    by jackel_inthebox

    If you're a classic gangster movie fan, this one's for you. Sean Penn was a perfect Mickey Cohen, even though the man depicted in the movie was far from 100% true to real life. If you know yours gangsters, you'll know what I mean. Josh Brolin was masculine as could be and Emma Stone was smoking hot, but I'd really hoped for more from Ryan Gosling. While he did have some cute moments, he came up short yet again. I can hardly wait until he ruins Fifty Shades of Grey for me.

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

    Loved it!

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    Not a chick flick, but it DOES have Ryan Gosling! Really enjoyed the movie. Sean Penn is amazing. Tons of violence. The period clothes and sets were beautiful. This chick loved it.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 15, 2013

    Critics Wrong!!!

    by Dennis in Oregon

    I went to this movie because of the negative reviews...

    I enjoyed this film very much from beginning to end...

    Great cast...

    I may see it again...

    • 7 out of 10 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 13, 2013

    A TERIFFIC 40"S STYLE GANGSTER MOVIE

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    This movie is loosely based on the xploits of the gangster era, on the west coast of the 1940"s...........if you enjoy good shoot in ups, and period cars clothes, and good looking women, dont miss this one........

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 20, 2013

    Stylish set design, a true story with pretty people, escapist entertainment

    by bobkrieger1

    Enjoyed the movie, varied a bit from the book, which was written by an LA Times reporter with the help of the LATimes archives...kinda violent, especially in the opening "hit" when the rival mobster is dragged between 2 Cadillacs and torn in two....the end was a bit preachy, but overall the movie was really fun and interesting, The locations were pretty authentic, except for the Park Plaza Hotel interior which looked suspiciously like Union Station LA... catch the "old" 1940's postcards in the closing credits...the art direction is incredible.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written January 24, 2013

    LOVERS OF A HIGH MORTALITY COUNT WILL BE SATISFIED WITH THE HUNT AND DEMISE OF MOBSTER MICKEY COHEN.

    by Peneflix

    Vigilante brigade strives to rid Los Angles of its Jewish mobster, ?Mickey Cohen?; a plastic caricature by Sean Penn. It is 1949 and a corps of terrific actors comprise the ?squad?; they had to have had a riotous time making this ?B? movie about lawless LA and cops gone rogue, cauterizing Cohen?s notorious cabal of amoral thugs. If you are in the mood for a ?shoot ?em up?, good versus evil scenario ?Gangster Squad? satisfies the craving. This is the time of year when we are smothered with insufferable fluff; mindless violence (concur with filmmaker Charles Evered about the unnecessary, ubiquitous, ?mushrooming of mayhem?) vampire mania, a plethora of exorcist candidates, taunting, crippling comprehension; escapism at the remedial level...

    TWO & 1/2 STARS!!

    ***For full review please visit peneflix(dot)com!!!

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

    very entertaining

    by mooVsR4me

    Wow! What an entertaining flick. It claims to be based on a true story. I wonder how much is fact and how much is Hollywood. If the part about the undercover gangster squad's tatics is true: WOW! If only TODAY'S COPS could fight (literally) crime that way we'd have a whole lot less gangs!

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

    FANTASTIC!!

    by EJmovieBUFF

    THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT MOVIE OR SHOULD I SAY FANTASTIC MOVIE! Emma Stone (favorite actress) did a amazing job but overall I liked Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen. He really won me over!

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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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.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 21, 2013

    Great shoot 'em up film

    by robert.gallegos33

    Very good action movie very loosely based on the reality that the LAPD did take strong action to keep the Eastern Mobs from gaining a foothold in the City of Angels. Good acting, humor and plenty of action. Took my girlfriend's 70 year old mother along and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Fast paced action made it an enjoyable time at the movies.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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