GIRLS, there's something sexy and appealing about bad boys, don't you agree? Let's talk Gangster Squad, baby.
Let's watch gangsters in action and witness how they turn Los Angeles upside down. You'll love and hate the movie for two reasons.
You'll love the dress code - the story takes place in the 1940s and 1950s when dressing up and suits were the norm for businessmen, gentlemen and gangsters alike.
Boys will appreciate the gun-slinging and violence though you'll somewhat swear that you've seen a movie that resembles Gangster Squad before.
There's not much difference between Public Enemies and Gangster Squad as far as the storyline goes.
In Public Enemies, agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is tasked with hunting down notorious and colourful bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and his gang.
In Gangster Squad, World War II veteran and now Los Angeles Police Department sergeant John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) leads the "war" against mob head Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn).
Because I'm a thoughtful critic, I will let you in on Cohen's secret so that you have almost a full picture of who he was - even if you don't find the movie about him impressive.
Cohen was Jewish and when he was a teenager he was a boxer who took part in illegal matches in Los Angeles.
As a matter of fact, Cohen lost most of his fights. His dive into gangsterism took off in earnest when he managed Chicago Outfits' gambling unit.
Chicago Outfits was a criminal organisation that belonged to Al Capone, (probably the most famous American gangster of all time).
For a gangster, Cohen operated for a very long time - from the 1930s all the way through to the 1960s - before being pinned down. That's three decades of gangster living.
Cohen was bad ass man who called himself a Christian gangster. That's quite funny? Have you ever heard of a Christian gangster?
The man was deep into illegal gambling and left a trail of death (of other gangsters) behind him. And girls you'll love this: he had 200 tailor-made suits.
As I said O'Mara is given a brief by his boss, LAPD chief Bill Parker (Nick) to cleanse Los Angeles of Cohen, with the help of six cops with interesting characteristics.
These "renegade" cops are given licence to take the law unto their own hands and account to no one. Gosh, even after killing you they'll conduct the autopsy!
One, Sergeant Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling) steals the show with his boozing and clever lines when he picks up Cohen's lover, Grace Faraday (Emma Stone).
Gosling and Stone give the movie some much-needed life, other than the sound of so many (and gigantic) guns.
Penn as Cohen seems to be missing his touch. No matter how much he screams and furious he gets, he's just not that convincing.
Giovanni Ribisi as Detective Conway Keller is also not too shabby.
Will Beall's script is terrible. I think the great cast of Gangster Squad should have shot him dead, alongside director Ruben Fleischer.
I must congratulate Beall and Fleischer for making Gangster Squad a loud, forgettable whole lot of nothing. That's what it is!
Title: Gangster Squad
Director: Pete Travis
Screenwriter: Will Beall
Cast: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Anthony Macie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena and Robert Patrick
Genre: Crime
Age restriction: R. Strong language and violence
Running time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Movie Review - This is rather forgettable
GIRLS, there's something sexy and appealing about bad boys, don't you agree? Let's talk Gangster Squad, baby.
Let's watch gangsters in action and witness how they turn Los Angeles upside down. You'll love and hate the movie for two reasons.
You'll love the dress code - the story takes place in the 1940s and 1950s when dressing up and suits were the norm for businessmen, gentlemen and gangsters alike.
Boys will appreciate the gun-slinging and violence though you'll somewhat swear that you've seen a movie that resembles Gangster Squad before.
There's not much difference between Public Enemies and Gangster Squad as far as the storyline goes.
In Public Enemies, agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is tasked with hunting down notorious and colourful bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and his gang.
In Gangster Squad, World War II veteran and now Los Angeles Police Department sergeant John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) leads the "war" against mob head Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn).
Because I'm a thoughtful critic, I will let you in on Cohen's secret so that you have almost a full picture of who he was - even if you don't find the movie about him impressive.
Cohen was Jewish and when he was a teenager he was a boxer who took part in illegal matches in Los Angeles.
As a matter of fact, Cohen lost most of his fights. His dive into gangsterism took off in earnest when he managed Chicago Outfits' gambling unit.
Chicago Outfits was a criminal organisation that belonged to Al Capone, (probably the most famous American gangster of all time).
For a gangster, Cohen operated for a very long time - from the 1930s all the way through to the 1960s - before being pinned down. That's three decades of gangster living.
Cohen was bad ass man who called himself a Christian gangster. That's quite funny? Have you ever heard of a Christian gangster?
The man was deep into illegal gambling and left a trail of death (of other gangsters) behind him. And girls you'll love this: he had 200 tailor-made suits.
As I said O'Mara is given a brief by his boss, LAPD chief Bill Parker (Nick) to cleanse Los Angeles of Cohen, with the help of six cops with interesting characteristics.
These "renegade" cops are given licence to take the law unto their own hands and account to no one. Gosh, even after killing you they'll conduct the autopsy!
One, Sergeant Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling) steals the show with his boozing and clever lines when he picks up Cohen's lover, Grace Faraday (Emma Stone).
Gosling and Stone give the movie some much-needed life, other than the sound of so many (and gigantic) guns.
Penn as Cohen seems to be missing his touch. No matter how much he screams and furious he gets, he's just not that convincing.
Giovanni Ribisi as Detective Conway Keller is also not too shabby.
Will Beall's script is terrible. I think the great cast of Gangster Squad should have shot him dead, alongside director Ruben Fleischer.
I must congratulate Beall and Fleischer for making Gangster Squad a loud, forgettable whole lot of nothing. That's what it is!
Title: Gangster Squad
Director: Pete Travis
Screenwriter: Will Beall
Cast: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Anthony Macie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena and Robert Patrick
Genre: Crime
Age restriction: R. Strong language and violence
Running time: 1 hour 53 minutes
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