Gangster SquadMovie Reviews

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 23, 2013

    Parental guidance.

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    One of best performances. It was hilarious. Had lots of meaning on how we raised our own children vs how our children raise our grand kids. We still can show them young 'ens how we had fun and they have so much of a good time doing things we used to do,,, free and at no cost. Just lots of fun,! We , the grandparents only want the best for our kids and grand kids and this movie sure portrays those thoughts exactly. Many, many meaningful moments!!!

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

    A Meaningful Drama? No. A Fun Popcorn Flick? Yes!

    by KISSman

    Critics don't have a lot of love "Gangster Squad", but it seems that it has a lot to do with the fact that they were expecting it to be more of a drama than the popcorn flick that it is.
    If you compare a similar genre film like "LA Confidential" to "Gangster Squad", it would be like comparing Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" to Tim Burton's "Batman". Both are good, but one film aims to have their characters exist in a real world while the other film is more of an exaggeration of a real world. And even though this is based on a true story, "Gangster Squad" is the latter.

    Once you accept that this movie is not trying to tell you a deep story about Mickey Cohen's reign as LA"s mob boss and that it simply aims to entertain you, you'll probably enjoy this film a lot more.

    Personally, I'm not even a big fan of mafia films, but I found "Gangster Squad" to be a really entertaining movie with an excellent cast who give great, over-the-top performances. See it!

    • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written January 16, 2013

    Ehhhhh

    by swaymbsc

    I understand why fans say this is a "go" movie, and I completely understand why critics say this is a "no" movie. Was I entertained? Yes. Were their a bunch of cheesy clichés? Yes. Overall it was ok. I barely give it a 7 out of 10.

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  • So-so
    Written January 14, 2013

    The seats were confy

    by wrestlerjay07

    The movie is very slow and I dont think any gangster movie is going to come glose to scarface but.It has its moments and if you lioke the 50's then its good but if you dont then just stay home or rent it.

    • 7 out of 10 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written January 15, 2013

    Inspired by true events?

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    Well yes, there is a real Los Angeles on planet Earth, and Mickey Cohen and Police Chief Parker and some other characters and locales are real enough. Beyond that the story liberally departs from the historical record, which I have no problem with. Weak script but very stylish cinematography and loud!

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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    Written February 18, 2013

    Go

    by MovieMeister66

    I don't see what the Critic's are thinking. I found the movie entertaining, full of shootouts and action, plus Sean Penn really nailed being a bad guy (and I don't generally like him as an actor). I say Go.

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  • Must Go!
    Written February 13, 2013

    Awesome!

    by JoshuaLewis

    This was probably the best gangster movie that I've seen yet. It always maintained it's entertainment. The bad guy made you hate him, and they did a kick butt job at creating emotions for the characters. Hands down a great movie!

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 20, 2013

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    OMG what good story. will done plot. the acting was very good and play will. go see it you love this kind of moive, not for kids.

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  • Oh No!
    Written January 19, 2013

    Such a cast and such a bad movie...

    by strawlions

    Its all the same again to me: writer/directors' films suck! Always!
    Gangster Squad's story is pretentious and melodramatic, the action is cheesy and not convincing. Characters lack dimension, the acting.... How do yo manage to use A list actors and have them act like amateurs? This is a worst act I saw from Penn, Gosling sounds repulsive...
    And the look of this film... Dreadful digital look of this film is just horrible. Action scenes look
    like they were shot on video camera.
    Another film shot digitally - another crap. Long and boring - not worth of watching.
    Hollywood at its worst.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written February 10, 2013

    wahler h

    by ftprint

    Very entertaining action filled movie. Some of the good guys died but overall fun filled adventure. Would recommend to anyone who can get past the violence.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 13, 2013

    Surprising!!!!!

    by monica_espinoza2

    I went into this movie not expecting much besides a typical action movie. I was very surprised at how funny it was as well it was. Overall I would recommend this movie to anyone.

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  • Oh No!
    Written January 18, 2013

    Boring

    by MaryYouWin

    I'm sorry, the whole thing was a predictable bloody mess. The characters were boring and hardly developed at all. Emma Stone was dissappointing. Did not enjoy this, save your money, wait for the Redbox!

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

    Good Guys!!!

    by Oma Hnybee

    I was happy to see the Good Guys win, yes violence, but at last everyone was not nude, you can bring some family to see this one.

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written January 27, 2013

    Not bad.

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    I went with a group and we enjoyed the film. That said, it wasn't one I'd have killed to go see, or one I'd see in theaters again.

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    Written January 28, 2013

    Good but could have ben better

    by sfjames1

    I wish they would have went a litle deeper into ripping the bad guys operation up...It appears like they were very concerned with hurting or injuring innocent people and killed more bad guys at the end of the movie than thru the movie, in the hotel seen...They never explain how the wiretapper got caught so you have to guess..I get the funny feeling that if I investigated the real team, the story will be much hughier than what I saw on screen...

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