Gangster Squad (2013)
Genre: Action/Crime
Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Peña, Robert Patrick
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Rated: US: R, UK: 15, India: R
Okay, somebody tell me what was wrong with Ryan Gosling's voice? Why was he talking like a girl. Lol, a guy with that personality and voice like this, irritates a lot. And yeah, the love chemistry of gorgeous Emma Stone and hunk Ryan Gosling (with female touch in his voice this time don't know why) is back from Crazy Stupid Love. They look a pretty couple together on screen.
Gangster Squad is an Action Crime film based on Tales from the Gangster Squad by Paul Lieberman. This movie shows post World War II Los Angeles, which was then under control of a gangster Mickey Cohen. Can this gangster be stopped when he virtually owns the city? Well this is movie all about.
I appreciate Sean Penn (Mickey Cohen) as for some good acting here though his makeup is 'gawky'. But in this movie, what I truly appreciate is... Screenplay. Will Beall has written some great one-liners that were enjoyable at times.
There are some good action sequences and some nonsensical too (well car chase looked murky to me few times). But most importantly, there are some loop-holes in plot that are questionable. Ruben Fleicher's Zombieland was hilarious, and he has taken care of putting some good humor in this movie too but they are too less than expected.
Dialogues are enjoyable, caste ensemble is up to the mark, the style the movie carries on in whole is great but when it ends, you just get up saying - 'It could have been better than what it is'. Well Ruben, take care next time. I appreciate your approach, but this movie has some elements missing and some questions that should have been taken care of in the movie itself.
My Recommendation: Car chases and gunfights of 40's was something we rarely see. So this is a Rental.
Why Should I See?: Screenplay and some good actions
Why Should I Not?: Sometimes Blatant
Rating: 6/10
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