Gangster SquadMovie Reviews

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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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  • 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.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 18, 2013

    Very entertaining!

    by gsalgado089

    This was a very good movie full of suspense, it could have been longer and done much better than it did. Overall a GREAT movie just wish it were longer and had more of a story in (even though the story was filling enough). I just wanted more of this movie and want to watch it again already

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

    Gangster Squad

    by calling_it

    Do not listen to the critics on this one! It is a really fun movie with a lot of action! The LA scenary was cool and the characters compelling! Spend the $$ on this one -- you will want to see it on the big screen.

    • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 19, 2013

    Boom Boom!!!

    by pj2smith

    This was definitely a great movie to watch!! The critics have NO clue on what they are talking about with these bad ratings. It was a great and enjoyable film. One thing I always ask myself when leaving the movie theater is "would I watch this again" and "would I buy this on Blu Ray/DVD." The answer to my own question for this movie is YES!! I absolutely see myself buying this movie and watching it again. Not a film for the whole family, but definitely a film you don't want to miss.

    • 8 out of 14 found this review helpful.
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  • Oh No!
    Written January 11, 2013

    Disappointment

    by Salamanderz

    This movie was a gangster film gone wrong from start to finish. There was no set up to Cohen's life and his running of LA nor Brolin's character, both of which would have been vital to the development of the plot. The dialogue is a miix of cheesy fifties slang and intelligible screaming matches that make no sense. There is absolutely no way to follow the sequence of events in this film. I have fairly extensive knowledge of Mickey Cohen and his crime life and I could not keep up at all. The directing was horribly done, from the camera angles to the ridiculous machine gun violence (which overcompensated for lack of substance) and the writing gave the actors no room to succeed. I'm was extremely disappointed in this movie because it had all the potential with great actors and a riveting gangster story line that is unique from those before it, but the result was abysmal. I shudder to think what made Sean Penn, a respectable actor and director think that this should be in his filmography.

    • 6 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 14, 2013

    Gangster Squad

    by macapple

    Loved the film. The acting was great. Didn't like RG's accent.
    The cinematography was authentic. This film is not for kids under 13.
    Brolin is an action hero!

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  • I'm In
    Written November 24, 2012
    by dannymark11

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    Written January 27, 2013
    by CF17

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  • I'm In
    Written January 13, 2013
    by hernandez.jessica104

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    Written January 28, 2013
    by crissiehasseenit

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    Written January 11, 2013
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