Review of Gangster Squad (2013) by Marcdoyle — 12 Jan 2013
On paper, and based on the preview, this is a movie that I absolutely should have loathed. Reminded me a bit of the old Warren Beatty / Madonna debacle Dick Tracy. Even as I enjoyed the first third or so, I expected the other shoe to drop.
I was happy to be wrong. It's no LA Confidential, but I had a lot of fun with this film. The casting choices are solid (Robert Patrick and Michael Pena are terrific), it's exciting if not extremely profound or innovative in terms of storytelling, but with modest expectations, I think action fans and fans of the lead actors will get what they need out of it.
It actually got a rather widespread round of applause in my somewhat film-snobby theater.
This review of Gangster Squad (2013) was written by Marcdoyle on 12 Jan 2013.
Gangster Squad has generally received mixed reviews.
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