Gangster SquadMovie Reviews

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 12, 2013

    Fascinating watch

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    The movie was very well written, well casted and well down. Absolutely no boring moments. Might not be the best movie for younger kids. This is a must see.

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    Written January 20, 2013

    Just turn off your brain and enjoy

    by 140bytemoviereview

    Take a bunch of square-jawed cops, add one scenery-chewing Sean Penn, give them Tommy guns and film noir lingo, disengage your higher brain functions and have fun. And when you've had your fill of blood, explosions, fistfights and power drills to the head, there's always Emma Stone to look at, wearing dresses so slinky that a Slinky will slink back up the stairs in shame.

    There, I did it. I used variations of 'slink' three times in one sentence. That required more intellect that you'll find in 'Gangster Squad's entire script. But, hey, it's January, and you can't spend all of the next two months trying to catch every Oscar-nominated film for 2012 that you missed.

    @140bytemoviereview

    • 8 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 13, 2013

    Dinky44

    by dinky50

    A great movie for a cold rainy day or any day. Josh Brolin & Ryan Gosling are great together and Sean Penn makes a perfect gangster.

    • 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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  • Must Go!
    Written January 12, 2013

    Glamorous, Thrilling, Strong

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    This is a first time review for me. I felt compelled to - the critics have this one all wrong.

    This move was a true pleasure - unbelievable cinematography, witty banter, and an aching nostalgia.

    If you love Mad Men, you'll swoon.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • No
    Written January 29, 2013

    Good Lord Ryan Gosling is horrible for this.

    by schlaic

    I was tired of his baby voice 2 minutes in. It's the exact opposite of tough guy gangster squad, and really pulls from the film. Besides the fact that the story isn't true, which was annoying, it's just unlikely and not compelling. The whole movie is just cheesy.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written January 18, 2013

    Ganster Squad

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    My son and I went to see this movie. Not so good ratings but had a lot of stars. It was entertaining. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Would recommend to go see it. I have found a lot of movies are good even though the critics rate them lower.

    • 5 out of 6 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 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 January 12, 2013

    Exciting movie with great acting

    by Les Grosmann

    Sean Penn and Josh Brolin were great. Supporting cast, including Nick Nolte were also strong. Movie could have been better without some of the gratuitous violence but would still rate it as a must see.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 27, 2013

    Exciting & Thrilling

    by susan.lynch

    This was a great movie. I'm not a Sean Penn fan but have to say he did an excellent job. If your looking for action this is the movie for you.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written January 14, 2013

    Loved it!

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    Went to this movie with my husband with few expectations because of the general description. I was pleasantly surprised. It is violent but nothing out of the ordinary from a "gangster" film. I thought Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Sean Penn were excellent in this movie. Emma Stone looked beautiful, as always. I would recommend this film to friends.

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  • No
    Written January 29, 2013

    Forgettable

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    Despite poor critic reviews I had high hopes going into this movie because a friend said it was awesome. I was very disappointed to say the least. I expected better things from this all star cast. The movie was predictable and boring, Sean Penn's accent was confusing because it changed throughout the movie, and I stopped paying attention but still knew exactly how this story would end within the first 5 minutes. I get what they were trying to do here with the old school, cheesy, shoot em up drama, but this movie either needed to go darker or lighter. It was in a gray area so it really didn't make a whole lot of sense. That being said, I still love Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, and I'll forgive them eventually.

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    Written January 15, 2013

    Empty headed fun

    by jhs39

    Gangster Squad is stylish and action packed, sort of what you get if you cross the plot of The Untouchables with the stylization of The Cotton Club and then bring the whole thing down to the level of a comic book. James Ellroy this isn't, but the movie is good fun as long as you don't expect much more than ultra-stylish action performed by snazzily attired actors.

    • 5 out of 6 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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