Gangster SquadMovie Reviews

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    Written January 18, 2013

    Boring, boring

    by yosh

    Movie is terribly slow, if you stay to the end as I did, you'll wonder why you didn't get up and walk out sooner. The movie just never comes together

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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!!!

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 28, 2013

    Fantastic movie. Leave your cerebrum at home and expect to have fun.

    by amyvanlan

    This movie appealed to me because of the historical perspective on Los Angeles (I'm an urban history/sociology freak), the classic cops vs robbers/cowboys vs indians/soldiers vs infidels story line, and the promise of great acting by Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, and Josh Brolin. Not to mention that Emma Stone is a stone fox.

    I have to say that this movie delivered in leaps and bounds on all fronts. The time period was reproduced beautifully, the cops & robbers story was very entertaining and at times gripping, and Sean Penn and the rest were other-worldly.

    My only critique of the film comes from my background in Gender Studies, as the story highlights themes of white supremacist capitalist patriarchy (bell hooks), and my sensitivity to extreme violence. I closed my eyes at a few really violent parts of the film, and kept my ideals in tact by acknowledging and dismissing some themes. I found that I still really enjoyed the film, and will definitely purchase it when it goes to DVD.

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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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    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!

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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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  • I'm In
    Written January 14, 2013

    Gangster Squad

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    Can't say enough how much I enjoyed this movie. Acting, cinematography was excellent. When it is out on DVD I will purchase it for my favorite movie collection.

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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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    Written January 21, 2013

    Not Generally into Mob Movies

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    This isn't normally my thing but my husband wanted to see it. I really enjoyed it even though. I wouldn't necessarily have gone on my pick, but walked out glad we had.

    I thought Sean Penn was great as Mickey and Ryan Gosling was a doll.

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    Written January 28, 2013

    Thoroughly enjoyed it...

    by texaskaren16

    This movie wasn't really on our list to see, but we ended up there based on a good show time. Glad that we did. It had great action and well placed laughs. The acting was great and you were at least a bit invested even with the characters that weren't very central or well fleshed out. Have to say, we had no expectations going in, but we loved it.

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    Written January 15, 2013

    AW

    by Ann Wang

    I have very simple taste in movies. It has to be entertaining and Gangster Squad was very entertaining. I enjoyed it very much. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling makes a great screen couple. The rest of the cast was also solid.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 26, 2013

    great ride

    by tnb7770

    Just super duper as entertainment !! Loved it even though it is somewhat violent in parts. If you want to be entertained and aren't looking for some great and lofty intellectual message then by all means, "don't miss it"

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  • Must Go!
    Written February 10, 2013

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    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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    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.

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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.

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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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